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In memory of
Ray Gardner
Staff Sergeant, Army and Marine Corps
November 29, 1945 to September 16, 2019
- Army and Marine Corps
- 1945 to 2019
- Vietnam
- Washington
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- Branch
- Army and Marine Corps
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant
- Wars
- Vietnam
- Born
- November 29, 1945
- Died
- September 16, 2019
Resting place
Tahoma Cemetery
Yakima, 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 5001202, last updated by the VA October 29, 2019.
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