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Personal info

Full name
WRAY, Virgil V
Date of birth
7 December 1902
Age
41
Place of birth
Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio
Hometown
Newark, Noble County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
6660703
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 September 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 9 9

Immediate family

Members
Urie O. Wray (father)
Sarah A. Wray (mother)
Kenneth Wray (brother)
Raymond L. Wray (brother)
Estel E. Wray (brother)
William H. Wray (brother)
Charles E. Wray (brother)
Walter I. Wray (brother)

More information

News of the death of Virgil Wray was received here by Gerald Ramage, of 518 Spruce street. He had been reported missing in action several weeks ago. Prior to entering the army he was employed at Caldwell.
Virgil Wray was initially buried at Molenhoek Cemetery near Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.com, www.ancestry.com - The Times Recorder 2 December 1944 / Headstone and Interment Record / Birth Index / 1930 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten