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\u201cA versatile young man is Ray Orne. Some days, he lobsters, other days he carpenters and evenings he works on his reference book on electrical engineering.\u201d<\/em> Monhegan Press. 17 Dec. 1938.<\/span><\/p>\n Ray enlisted in the Navy on December 14, 1941, just seven days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During World War II, Ray served on the USS Woolsey<\/em> DD437, mostly in Africa. He participated in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa, in November of 1942. Ray was awarded medals and ribbons including: American Theatre, European Theatre, Navy Unit Commendation, Good Conduct medal, and WWII Victory medal. He made the Navy his career for twenty years almost to the day, leaving on December 13, 1961. Ray died in 1985 and is buried in the Monhegan Cemetery.<\/p>\n After the war, Ray married Lois Elaine Nason. The two met on Monhegan when she was working at the Island Inn. They often spent summers on the island but did not live there year-round. 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Feb. 10, 1941<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ background_color=”rgba(135,83,0,0.27)” custom_margin=”7px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/monheganmuseum.org\/WWII\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IslandersintheServiceThomasOrneclip.jpg” title_text=”Raymond Orne, OSS p. 70″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ width=”82%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ text_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n Olga Stevens scrapbook. 1942. p. 70.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/monheganmuseum.org\/WWII\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IslandersInServiceRayOrne2328_11.jpg” title_text=”Raymond Orne Funeral Service” show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ text_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n Ray Orne\u2019s 1985 funeral at [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/monheganmuseum.org\/WWII\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IslandersInServiceRayOrneOSS.jpg” title_text=”Raymond Orne, OSS p.58″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ width=”90%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ text_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n Olga Stevens scrapbook. 1942. p. 58.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”rgba(135,83,0,0.27)”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/monheganmuseum.org\/WWII\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IslandersInServiceRayOrne3033_03.jpg” title_text=”Raymond Orne” show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ width=”57%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ text_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n Ray in uniform with medals<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/monheganmuseum.org\/WWII\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IslandersInServiceRayOrne2670_3.jpg” title_text=”Natalie and Raymond Orne” show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ width=”45%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ text_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Ray Orne with his sister Natalie Orne Kattelle [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/monheganmuseum.org\/WWII\/war-begins-landing-page\/war-begins-islanders-in-the-service\/thomas-orne\/” button_text=”NEXT … Thomas Orne” button_alignment=”right” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Raymond Orne (1918-1985), Navy\u201cA versatile young man is Ray Orne. 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Monhegan Cemetery with military guard<\/p>\n
outside the Naval Yard, Feb. 1942<\/p>\n