World War II Honoree

Cornelius L. Gray

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Troy, New York

Honored By

Michael Lynett

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN DECEMBER 1942 AND WAS ASSIGNED TO DUTY IN INDIA IN 1943. HE WAS RECRUITED BY THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES (OSS) AND TRAINED IN JUNGLE NAVIGATION, WEAPONS, EXPLOSIVES, RADIO CODES AND EVASION TACTICS. HE PARACHUTED BEHIND ENEMY LINES WHERE HE OPERATED WITH THE RESISTANCE FORCES IN BURMA UNTIL THE END OF WWII IN 1945.