MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Every Friday, in partnership with the Florida Panthers, we put the spotlight on a hero among us, men or women who have gone beyond the call of duty for our country.
Today, we’re meeting World War II Veteran Raymond Pope.
Pharmacist Mate Third Class Pope enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served until 1945 on board the USS DuPage in World War II. His responsibilities included tending to the wounded.
Towards the end of the war while on their way back from the Philippines, the battle station alarms went off because of an incoming aircraft that killed 35 men and wounded 135.