- SURNAME
Bray
- FORENAME
Raymond Leon
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Bn (Company B)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
295600
- AWARD
Navy Cross
- PLACE
Gavutu,Solomon Islands 1942
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KIA - see Roll of Honour
ROLL OF HONOUR:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/bray-raymond-leon.23791/CITATION:
Navy Cross : The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Raymond Leon Bray (MCSN: 295600), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving with the First Parachute Battalion, First Marine Division, during the assault on enemy Japanese forces at Gavutu, Solomon Islands, on 7 August 1942. When the progress of a company was retarded by heavy sniper opposition, Corporal Bray and others courageously attacked a heavily barricaded three-inch gun emplacement from which the deadly fire was emanating. Utterly disregarding his extreme danger, he charged forward and, without waiting for his comrades, unhesitatingly plunged through the entrance and in spite of great odds engaged the enemy in hand-to-hand combat until reinforcement by other Marines insured elimination of the hostile position. Corporal Bray’s daring, aggressive, and gallant conduct was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. In a subsequent operation against the enemy on the same day he gallantly gave his life for his country.
WEB LINKS:
https://missingmarines.com/raymond-l-bray/FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56748531/raymond-leon-bray
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