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Kenneth R. Gray

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NAME:
Kenneth Russell Gray
NICKNAME:
SERVICE NUMBER:
242075
HOME OF RECORD:
Brighton, MA
NEXT OF KIN:
Wife, Mrs. Velma Gray
DATE OF BIRTH:
2/12/1917
SERVICE DATES:
4/3/1934 – 11/19/1936 (USMC, BCD)
12/1/1942 – 3/2/1945
DATE OF DEATH:
3/2/1945
CAMPAIGN UNIT MOS RATE RESULT
Roi-Namur A/1/24 746 PFC
Saipan A/1/24 653 Corporal WIA
Tinian In Hospital
Iwo Jima HQ/1/24 737 Sergeant WIA, KIA
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Gold Star
LAST KNOWN RANK:
Sergeant

Biography coming soon.

A young Kenneth Gray, aspiring trumpeter, shortly after his first enlistment in 1934.
A young Kenneth Gray, aspiring trumpeter, shortly after his first enlistment in 1934.

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