World War II Honoree

James G. Gray, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bristol, Tennessee

Honored By

Karen Lisa Gray

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED ON COMBAT DUTY AS TAIL GUNNER, B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER WITH 15TH AIR FORCE, 485TH BOMB GROUP STATIONED IN VENOSA, ITALY, JUNE 1944 TO JANUARY 1945. CREDITED WITH SHOOTING DOWN A FOCKE-WULF 190 ENEMY PLANE. AWARDED AIR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, JUBILEE OF LIBERTY (NORMANDY), COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL (GREECE); RIBBONS, AIR MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN WITH 5 BRONZE BATTLE STARS AND PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES CADET, JANUARY 1945 UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS STAFF SERGEANT SEPTEMBER 30, 1945.