World War II Honoree

Ray L. Ball

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Byron, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

INDUCTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE ON NOVEMBER 25, 1944 AT OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. TOOK BASIC TRAINING IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO), FOR SOME 11 MONTHS, INCLUDING WITH THE 90TH INFANTRY 'TOUGH 'OMBRES' DIVISION, AND THEN WITH THE 3178TH QUARTERMASTER SERVICE COMPANY. PARTICIPATED IN THE CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN. SERVED WITH ARMY OCCUPATION FORCES IN GERMANY AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES, INCLUDING IN NUREMBERG. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. CONTINUED IN MILITARY AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.