RAMSEY WORMAN

By Cody Goll

When the United States joined the war in December 1941 it doomed the Axis cause, although the effects of the US war production were already being felt.  The factories produced, in a short time, ninety thousand tanks, over two million transport vehicles, and two hundred and forty thousand planes.  This turned the tide.  An inexperienced US Army landed in North Africa in November 1942 to fight its first offensive action.

Mr. Worman volunteered to join the Navy, but had to be discharged because of a sinus infection.  "I was very upset about it," stated Worman.  After he recovered from his infection he enrolled in a private aviation school in California.  He then joined the Navy's Aviation program and became a teacher on how to work on B-24s.  Ramsey Worman was part of ABATU.  This meant he was assigned to a certain airplane that may have been damaged or wrecked during the war.  His job was to fix it.  Mr. Worman never had to go overseas during the war, he stayed in the Navy at home.

His job made a big difference and a positive impact for the US during the war.  He was very skilled at his job and took it seriously. 

Ramsey Worman was born on April 1^st, 1920 in Dayton, Ohio.  He lived there his whole childhood life.  He got married in 1949 to Joanne.  They raised four boys and two girls in Dayton, Ohio.  The Wormans found Endicott, Washington when they were checking on a house for his son.  Ramsey said it felt like they were home, so they stayed.  Currently Mr. Worman lives alone in Endicott and sees his family often. 

I really appreciated his attributes and all that he did for our country.  Ramsey Worman, I salute you.