Gray Alford H.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

F-7A 42-64189 Plaque

Name:

Alford H. Gray

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

18178954

Unit:

24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photographic Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-10

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

Jefferson Barracks National Cem., Missouri

Plot:

Section 82

Row:

Grave:

114B-D

Decoration:

Comments:

Alford H. Gray was born in 1921 in Texas. He resided in Young County, Texas prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 9, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Driver and also as Married. Alford served as a Sergeant on and Gunner on the F-7A (#42-64189), 24th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

Alford was "Killed In Action" when the F-7A he was on crashed, for an undetermined reason, in India during the war. He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA on March 7, 1950 in a common grave with his crew.

SGT Gray was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945.

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