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In memory of
Rafe E Ledford
Machinery Repairman Second Class, Navy
September 22, 1938 to November 6, 2009
- Navy
- 1938 to 2009
- Vietnam
- Washington
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- Branch
- Navy
- Rank
- Machinery Repairman Second Class
- Wars
- Vietnam
- Born
- September 22, 1938
- Died
- November 6, 2009
Resting place
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 8490865, last updated by the VA September 23, 2011.
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