Name:
Willis Ray
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
37683446
Unit:
38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-11-07
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Isadora Cemetery, Isadora, Missouri
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Willis Ray was born on August 10, 1910, in Parnell, Missouri. He was the son of David Ray and Clara B. Baker Ray.
Willis entered the military on December 21, 1943, in Camp Dodge, Iowa. He was assigned as Rifleman (Military Occupation Specialty 745) in Company C, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 7, 1944, in Nederweerterdijk, Holland, and is now buried in the Isadora Cemetery, Isadora, Worth County, Missouri, USA.