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First Name: Edgar

Last Name: Gray

Birthplace: USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Air Force (1947 - present)



Home of Record: Uvalde, TX
Middle Name: B.



Date of Birth: 05 August 1926

Date of Death: 14 December 1951

Rank: First Lieutenant

Years Served:
Edgar B. Gray

   
Engagements:
•  Korean War (1950 - 1953)

Biography:

Edgar B. Gray
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force

First Lieutenant Gray was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 36th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Group. On 14 December 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and burst into flames. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

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Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Purple Heart
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Air Force Pilot Badge



Honoree ID: 218097   Created by: MHOH

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