Gray, Donald Richard 'Dick'

1926 - 2010  (84 years)

• Name	Gray, Donald Richard 'Dick'
  Birth	26 Jan 1926	Alma, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GRAY.D007
  _FGRAVE	50869234
  Military Service	World War II, United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		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,…
  		Donald Richard 'Dick' Gray (1926-2010)
  		United States Navy
  Death	2 Apr 2010	Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois
  Burial	New Robinson Cemetery, Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Gray, Loretta F. and Donald R. "Dick"
  Person ID	I35764	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Gray, Leland Laverne,   b. 1902   d. 1966 (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Brimberry, Jessie Marie,   b. 1906   d. 1986 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F14498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bailey, Loretta Frances,   b. 12 Jul 1925, Drumright, Creek County, Oklahoma d. 8 Mar 2009, Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Gray   2. Gray, G.
  Family ID	F14497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jan 1926 - Alma, Marion County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He had some great stories. Drove one those boats that transported marines to shore. His ship was never hit but a lot around him were hit by kamikazees. He was a good basketball player. Every ship had a team and they played each other when they could. So the existing team on his ship snubbed him. He put his own team together and challenged them. He beat em. So his team represented the ship. (Source: Gloria Gray Saad)

  
  

• Sources

  [S11370] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gray, Loretta F. and Donald R. "Dick", (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141706106/stewart-wade-noll), none. (Reliability: 2).