Remembering the life, death and legacy of Purple Heart recipient RAYMOND ORSENE
ORSENE, RAYMOND F. Raymond F. Orsene, 92, of Branford, died Thursday February 26, 2015, at the Middlesex Hospital Shoreline Clinic, Westbrook. He was the husband of the late Isabel “Billie” Orsene. Ray was born in Branford July 29, 1922, son of the late Rocco and Rose Ranalla Orsene, and was a lifelong resident of Branford. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, serving as a Sargent in the 83rd Infantry Division. He participated in D-Day, the invasion of Normandy, and was...
