David Robert Ray | |
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Born | McMinnville, Tennessee, US | February 14, 1945
Died | March 19, 1969 near An Hoa, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam | (aged 24)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1966–1969 |
Rank | Hospital corpsman second class |
Unit | Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division |
Battles / wars | Vietnam War † |
Awards | Medal of Honor Purple Heart Medal Combat Action Ribbon |
David Robert "Bobby" Ray (February 14, 1945 – March 19, 1969) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman second class who was killed in action during the Vietnam War while assigned to an artillery battery of the United States Marine Corps. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty on March 19, 1969.