Ray was lost in a Training Accident while training in the B25 Mitchell at Columbia Army Air Base. Ray died Non-Battle on 4 August, 1942 in a Training CRASH.

Ray E. Graves Stearns County, MN U.S. Army National Archives
PVT Ray E. Graves ID: 17036695
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Stearns County, MN

Status: DNB

World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946.
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 17036695 NAME GRAVES RAY E
RESIDENCE: STATE; MINNESOTA COUNTY; STEARNS
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT FT SNELLING MINNESOTA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 30 Dec. 1941
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
ALPHA DESIGNATION AC# ARMY Air Corps
NATIVITY NORTH DAKOTA
YEAR OF BIRTH 1923
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP White, citizen
EDUCATION Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi,
truck, and tractor
MARITAL STATUS Single, without dependents

Ray E Graves