World War II Honoree

Walter Braxton 'Ray Ray' Ney

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jeffersonton, Virginia

Honored By

Patrick R. McGrady

Relationship

Grandson-in-Law

HE SERVED WITH THE US ARMY'S 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, THE BIG RED ONE, WITH BATTERY 'B', 33RD FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY DECEMBER 3, 1941 AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE OCT 23, 1945, WITH THE HIGHEST RANK OF TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE. HIS SPECIALTY WAS A COOK, WHO SERVED IN ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, AND RHINELAND. AWARDS INCLUDE; THE BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/6 BRONZE STARS, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL, AND THE ARMY SERVICE RIBBON.