Captain Raymond Restani O-1043472

Captain Raymond Restani O-1043472 served in Headquarters Company 254th Infantry regiment 63rd Infantry Division, F Company, 254th Infantry regiment 63rd Infantry Division, He served in combat with A Company 254th Infantry regiment 63rd Infantry Division.

 

 

Captain Raymond Restani when he was the Commanding Officer of A Company, 254th Infantry Regiment-1945

 

On 9 August 2017 Colonel Frederick C Clinton attended the interment of Colonel Raymond Restani, (Captain, A Company, 254th Infantry Regiment in WWII) in Arlington National Cemetery. He was given a full military honor funeral with two platoons of soldiers, flag bearers, a band, a horse drawn Caisson and a riderless stallion with boots placed in the stirrups backwards. At the interment site, after the Chaplain presented the last rites a squad of Infantrymen gave Colonel Restani three rifle salutes and then a bugler played Taps. All in all it was very impressive and well earned by this long time soldier and our comrade. I am including three photos of the ceremony at his resting place.

Military honor guard prepares to fold the flag from Colonel Restani’s coffin to present to his wife and family.

Colonel Frederick C Clinton (PFC, D Company 254th Infantry Regiment) places a memorial rose on the coffin of Colonel Restani. On 9 August 2017

Colonel Clinton renders a last salute to Colonel Restani to honor his long service to our country and his time as our comrade in World War II. On 9 August 2017