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Raymond H. Wilkins
Raymond Harrell Wilkins (September 28, 1917 – November 2, 1943) was a United States Army Air Forces officer and a posthumous recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.
==Biography==
Wilkins joined the Army from his birth city of Portsmouth, Virginia in 1936, and by November 2, 1943 had risen to the rank of major, command of the 8th Bombardment Squadron of the 3rd Attack Group, and had flown 50 combat missions.
On that day, he participated in a bombing raid on enemy ships in a harbor near Rabaul, New Britain, of which was later known as the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Wilkins repeatedly exposed himself to intense anti-aircraft fire and successfully destroyed two enemy vessels. Despite severe damage to his aircraft, he continued to attack until his plane was shot down into the sea, killing him. For his actions during the mission, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on March 24, 1944.
Wilkins' remains were never recovered; a marker in his memory was placed at Olive Branch Cemetery in his hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia.
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