Raymond Philip Demorest (1926 - 2012)

Born 24 May 1926 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maude Jane (Dahle) Demorest — married 23 May 1954 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

Died 17 Jun 2012 at age 86 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Raymond was born in 1926. He was the son of Howard DeMorest and Mabel Lundberg. He passed away in 2012. From 19 Jan 1944 - 12 Sep 1950, Raymond served in the U.S. Navy & Naval Reserves, as a Pharmacist's Mate, 3rd Class Petty Officer. On 13 Sep 1950, he transferred to the U.S. Air Force serving until 24 Aug 1953, and the returning on 30 Apr 1956 until 31 Aug 1972. He retired as a Chief Master Sergeant, Medical Administrative Superintendent.

Sources

• Family Search
• Ancestry
• personal family history notes collection
• great-nephew, Dustin Ashley Demorest
• Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) 27 Sep 1953, Pg 74
• 1930 United States Federal Census; United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
• 1940 United States Federal Census; United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
• 1950 United States Federal Census; United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington; Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92464345/raymond-philip-demorest : accessed 17 June 2022), memorial page for Raymond Philip Demorest (24 May 1926–17 Jun 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92464345, citing Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by RWCNAC (contributor 46739623) .
• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
• The Demarest Family. A record of the desMARETS family in France, the Holy Land in the Crusades, again in France, Holland, the Palatinate (Germany), again in Holland, and the migration to America, 1663. Compiled under the ampices of the DEMAREST FAMILY ASSOCIATION, Hackensack, New Jersey, Voorhis D. Demarest, President. and published in 1964. United States Library of Congress Card No. 64-22295.
• https://militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=334189