World War II Honoree

Ray Edward England, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Honored By

Ida England

Relationship

Wife

TRAINED AS A CADET AND QUALIFIED TO PILOT STEARMAN PT-13 AND VULTEE BT-15 AIRCRAFT. ATTENDED SIGNAL CORPS SCHOOL, MIDLAND RADIO SCHOOL, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI QUALIFYING IN RADIO OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. LATER ATTENDED ARMY AIR FORCE COLLEGE, STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. ASSIGNED TO 920TH SIGNAL DEPOT (AVIATION), 9TH AIR FORCE AND SERVED AS RADIO OPERATOR IN FRANKFORT, GERMANY.