Charles W. Ray
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{{Infobox military person
|name= Charles W. Ray
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1872|8|6}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1959|3|23|1872|8|6}}
|birth_place= Pensacola, Yancey County, North Carolina
|death_place= Grandfield, Oklahoma, U.S.{{cite web|url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/charles-w-ray|title= CHARLES W RAY|website=cmohs.org|publisher=Congressional Medal of Honor Society|access-date=January 12, 2025}}
|placeofburial=
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image=
|caption=
|allegiance= United States of America
|branch= United States Army
|serviceyears= 1898 - 1900
|rank= Sergeant
|unit= Company I, 22d U.S. Infantry
|battles= Philippine–American War
|awards= Medal of Honor
}}
Charles W. Ray (August 6, 1872 - March 23, 1959) was a sergeant in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 22d U.S. Infantry. Place and date: Near San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 19 October 1899. Entered service at: St. Louis, Mo. Birth: Pensacola Yancey County, N.C. Date of issue: 18 April 1902.
Citation:
Most distinguished gallantry in action. Captured a bridge with the detachment he commanded and held it against a superior force of the enemy, thereby enabling an army to come up and cross.
See also
References
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- {{Cite web
|accessdate = 2008-04-15
|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html
|title = "RAY, CHARLES W." entry
|work = Medal of Honor recipients: Philippine–American War
|date = June 8, 2009
|publisher = United States Army Center of Military History
|archive-date = 2008-04-20
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080420212952/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html
|url-status = dead
}}
External links
- {{Find a Grave|6403988|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=2008-09-15}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723120308/http://www.iowahistory.org/museum/exhibits/medal-of-honor/ray_charles_paw/index.htm Iowa Medal of Honor Heroes]
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Category:People from Yancey County, North Carolina
Category:American military personnel of the Philippine–American War
Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
Category:United States Army soldiers
Category:Philippine–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor
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