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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Frederick Byron Ray, Jr.

Hometown

Rapid City, South Dakota

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 25 WHILE SERVING AT NO. 4 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN WHEN HIS CESSNA CRANE (RCAF 7664) CRASHED NEAR SHELLBROOK, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA DURING AN INSTRUMENT FLYING EXERCISE ON JULY 1, 1941. BURIED AT MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA.