World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest Ray Cranford
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lillie, Louisiana
Honored By
Carol Cranford Jones
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS DRAFTED BEFORE HE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, BUT HIS PRINCIPAL GOT HIM A DEFERMENT UNTIL AFTER GRADUATION. HE WENT TO BASIC TRAINING IN GULF PORT MISSISSIPPI, WAS STATIONED IN THE PHILIPPINES AND LATER IN CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO.