| Name |
McCraw, Ray Dean |
| Birth |
8 Apr 1922 |
Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
MCCR.R009 |
| _FGRAVE |
18562384 |
| Funeral |
Cardascio Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
| Military Service |
World War II, Corporal, Company D, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry 'Old Hickory' Division, United States Army |
- Entered active service as a draftee on December 29, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. After basic training, assigned to Company D, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry 'Old Hickory' Division in field training at Camp Blanding, Florida. Departed the Continental U.S. with his unit on February 12, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Entered combat as a Light Machine Gun Squad Leader (military occupational specialty 604) on June 15, 1944 near Isigny, France. Fought through the Normandy Campaign until wounded by enemy action on July 13, 1944, one mile from St. Lo. Evacuated from the field of battle for treatment by the 280th Station Hospital and returned to the U.S. on October 29, 1944 for convalescence at O'reilly General Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged with a certificate of disability as a Corporal on May 29, 1946 at O'reilly General Hospital.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1950738
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Springfield, Missouri
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Ray Dean McCraw (1922-1974)
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army
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Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Military Service Ribbons, McCraw, Ray Dean
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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European Theater of World War II
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30th Infantry Division ("Old Hickory"), United States Army
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30th Infantry Division, United States Army
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119th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
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Camp Blanding, Florida
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Operation Overlord, World War II
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Saint-Lô, France
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Isigny-sur-Mer, France
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| Death |
17 May 1974 |
John Cochran Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri [1] |
| Burial |
Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois [2] |
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Headstone, McCraw, Imo Lee and Ray Dean
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| Person ID |
I26750 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
6 May 2024 |
| Family |
Bateman, Imo Lee, b. 10 Jun 1925, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois d. 22 Apr 2014, Helia Healthcare, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 88 years) |
| Marriage |
28 Sep 1947 |
Flora, Clay County, Illinois |
| Age at Marriage |
He : 25 years and 5 months - She : 22 years and 3 months. |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F11499 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Jan 2023 |
1922 - 1974 (52 years)
