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Ray went aboard the 350 in 1938 and served on the Hull 'till
we lost her in the typhoon. He was one of the few survivors. He
started out as seaman and was being promoted to a CPO when we
lost the ship. Ray was a great storyteller and had many good
stories of his Navy life during peace time as well as war time.
Being on board all of that time he was a Pearl Harbor survivor,
as mentioned before, and was a typhoon survivor. Him living in
Santa Cruz, and me in Fresno, had the opportunity to visit him
many times during the last few years, times I will always
treasure.
Pat Douhan.
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