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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Robertson" data-source="post: 61151" data-attributes="member: 6852"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Ray</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Garfield Lee</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2nd Ranger Battalion (Company A) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>34008623</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Silver Star</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Europe</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided Mitchell County, North Carolina</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 26.05.1918, Relief, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father James Blaine Ray (1891-1962)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Hester (nee Hughes) Ray (1898-1967)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>grammar school education</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>24.12.1937 married Orpha (nee Barnett) (1923-1993)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son Jimmy Ray (1940-????)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>civil occupation semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck and tractor</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>married upon enlistment</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>16.10.1940 draft card Relief, North Carolina</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>18.01.1941 entered service Fort Bragg, North Carolina</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>daughter Wanda Lee (nee Ray) Fender (1942-2000)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>06.1944 WIA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>11.1944 WIA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>27.06.1945 discharged</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>08.04.1946 married Mary (nee Whitson) (1921-2005)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 15.01.2005</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Roselawn Memorial Park, Carter County, Tennessee</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-ray-grave.37503/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37503-48ea4fccc6370ffc114a72f00d7b4c07.jpg?1661334147" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craig Robertson, post: 61151, member: 6852"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Ray[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Garfield Lee[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]2nd Ranger Battalion (Company A) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sergeant[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]34008623[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Silver Star[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Europe[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]resided Mitchell County, North Carolina[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 26.05.1918, Relief, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father James Blaine Ray (1891-1962)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Hester (nee Hughes) Ray (1898-1967)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]grammar school education[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]24.12.1937 married Orpha (nee Barnett) (1923-1993)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son Jimmy Ray (1940-????)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]civil occupation semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck and tractor[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]married upon enlistment[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]16.10.1940 draft card Relief, North Carolina[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]18.01.1941 entered service Fort Bragg, North Carolina[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]daughter Wanda Lee (nee Ray) Fender (1942-2000)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]06.1944 WIA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]11.1944 WIA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]27.06.1945 discharged[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]08.04.1946 married Mary (nee Whitson) (1921-2005)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 15.01.2005[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Roselawn Memorial Park, Carter County, Tennessee[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-ray-grave.37503/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37503-48ea4fccc6370ffc114a72f00d7b4c07.jpg?1661334147[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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