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In memory of
Ranney Phillips Ray
Mess Management Specialist First Class, Navy
June 7, 1937 to January 11, 2009
- Navy
- 1937 to 2009
- Korea
- Vietnam
- Washington
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- Branch
- Navy
- Rank
- Mess Management Specialist First Class
- Wars
- Korea, Vietnam
- Born
- June 7, 1937
- Died
- January 11, 2009
Resting place
Whittle Hubbard Cemetery
Castle Rock, Washington
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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 2984811, last updated by the VA August 3, 2009.
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