Rank and Name, Private First Class Ray G. Anthony.
Unit/Placed in, 160th infantry regiment, 40th Infantry Division “Sunshine”.
Ray is born approx. on May 11, 1921 in Los Angeles, California.
Father, G. Ray Anthony.
Mother, Azalia B. (Gidley) Anthony.
Sister(s), Novia N. and Jerry L. Anthony.
Ray enlisted the service in California with service number # 20904268.
Ray was KIA in the fights with the Japanese over mcsevney point, Luzon, Feb. 3 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Ship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Ray is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
