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MASON, Ray Hadley - Date of
birth
15 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Pryor Creek, Mayes County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38691360 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Ranger Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hill 400
Bergstein, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 6 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles Mason (father)
Betty A. Mason (mother)
Vernie Mason (brother)
Biography
When Ray Mason was 5 years old he was living with his grandparents in Pryor, Oklahoma. At age 14 he was still living with his grandparents but they listed him as their son. They were Charles M Mason and Elizabeth Ann Stomper. His grandfather worked on the WPA road construction. I was unable to confirm Ray’s father but know his mother must have been either Roxie Mae Mason or Walcie L Mason, both of which married in 1923. He always lived with and listed his grandparents as his contacts. He grew up with his grandparents and Vernie Mason, his uncle who was only 9 years older than him.More information
Ray Mason enlisted in 15 March 1943 in Pryor, Oklahoma. He volunteered for the Rangers on 17 October 1944
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil , http://home.scarlet.be~sh446368, http://srib.riverwestgroup.com/rangers_random.txt, WWII Draft Cards, Julie Belanger WII Ranger and Descendants
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach