Ralph Oscar Bray, Jr

Captain
C CO, 1ST BN, 52ND INFANTRY, 198 INF BDE
Army of the United States
12 June 1942 - 12 July 1969
Olathe, Kansas
Panel 21W Line 105

198 INF BDE

52ND INF RGT
Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Ralph Oscar Bray, Jr

05 Jul 2006

REMEMBERED

by a comrade in arms,
Jim Achille
jachille@smpone.com
01 May 2007

He was my Dad and I'm proud of him!

From his son,
Rob Bray
rbray3@yahoo.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

An explosion in the C Company, 1/52nd Infantry Command Post on 12 July 1969 caused the deaths of five men:
  • C Co, 1st Bn, 52nd Infantry
    • CPT Ralph O. Bray, Olathe, KS
    • PFC Cody R. Calkins, Oglesby, IL
    • PFC Ronald M. Cremer, Miami, FL, medic HHC w/ C/1/52nd Infantry

  • B Btry, 1st Bn, 14th Artillery
    • PFC Barry W. Bickel, Logansport, IN
    • CPL Jose B. Cisneros, Baldwin Park, CA
PFC Calkins actually assisted with the wounded before being taken out on the last medevac. He had been hit in the base of the skull by a fragment and died later in the day as a result of hemorrhage.


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his son,
Rob Bray
rbray3@yahoo.com



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 05 Jul 2006
Last updated 10/11/2007