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Photographer: J. J. Prats
Taken: April 8, 2017
Caption: Specialist Four Wayne Dabney Mc Ray
Additional Description: C Troop, First Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry, USARV, United States Army.

January 03, 1948 to February 14, 1970

Wayne graduated from Lane High School in 1968. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle with friends and watching flicks with high school sweetheart Jean Shipp Seal. They were planning to get married upon his return from Vietnam. He worked at the Ridge Drive-In Theater before being drafted in the Army June, 1969. Wayne was killed while serving as a gunner on a convoy vehicle that was ambushed. He was declared Missing In Action February 14, then Killed In Action February 24 when his body was recovered.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. He is buried at Holly Memorial Gardens, Albemarle County, VA.
Submitted: April 15, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p380276
File Size: 1.439 Megabytes

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