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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Bernard Ray

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Baldwin, New York

Honored By

Mr. Gerald Darr

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

PLATOON COMMANDER. THOUGH MORTALLY WOUNDED IN NOVEMBER 1944 IN THE HUERTGEN FOREST IN GERMANY, HE PLACED BANGALORE TORPEDOES ON HIMSELF AND WENT IN A CONCERTINA WERE ENTANGLEMENT AND BLEW HIMSELF UP. HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR POSTHUMOUSLY. RAY PLAZO ON THE LT RR WAS NAMED FOR HIM.