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RAY TARABUSI – A COMBAT SOLDIER FROM THE GREATEST GENERATION Raymond attended Southeastern High School and graduated in 1943.  Shortly thereafter, he was called for service with the army and was trained as a combat infantry soldier.   He served with both the Second Indianhead Division and the famous Ninth Infantry Regiment. On June 6, 1944, the allies landed in Normandy, France on Omaha Beach.  The second division landed on June 7, 1944, and Raymond went in on June 12, 1944.  The month of June was very active, and he and his platoon were in constant contact with the Germans. In mid-July near Hill 192, the highest elevation in Normandy, the Ninth, the Thirty-Eight and the Twenty-Third Regiments attacked the position on the hill and after the second assault we took control of the hill and gained the advantage in that area.  During this battle, Raymond was shot on July 31st and again wounded on August 3rd.  Raymond remained one of the last men standing in his division.  He was evacuated by a C-47 to Birmingham