Rank: Private First Class
Unit: K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11B – Infantryman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Valorous Unit Award, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 17-Jan-1949
Hometown: Centreville, Mississippi
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 27-May-1969
Start of tour: 22-Apr-1970
Incident date: 6-Oct-1970
Date of casualty: 6-Oct-1970
Age at death: 21
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Explosive Device. Other explosive device.
Willie James Ray was killed while a gunner on a military vehicle on a military mission when a booby trap detonated. / Gunner on Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle (ACAV) on reconnaissance mission. Detonated hostile booby trap.
Location of fatality: Binh Duong, South Vietnam, XT 797 285
Place of interment: Holly Grove Cemetery, Mississippi, USA
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