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Parents: Roy and Pearl; Wife: Billie; Jean; Children: Linda, Peggy, Tony, Sherri and Jane |
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Ft. Worth, TX |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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November 25, 1940 |
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468th |
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793rd |
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Salina, KS, Kharagpur, India; Pengshan, China |
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1st Lieutenant |
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Flight crew |
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42-6314. Mr. Ray was the Co-Pilot on this plane that crashed during a Hump trip. The crew spent a month working their way to China in order to get back to their base. |
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| Were you a POW? |
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No |
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No |
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1st Lt Garl Ray joined the National Guard in 1940 and was mobilized with the U.S. Army 36th Division. He joined the Air Cadets and learned to fly the B-29. His B29 caught fire and crashed in China. He flew another 23 missions before leaving the Air Force in 1945
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Garl worked at Snowden Oil and then Gearhart Owens. He retired in 1982.
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Mr. Ray passed away February 5, 2011. He is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park
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| Garl "Bud" Ray |
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