Lieutenant William T.D. Ray

William T D Ray 4-26-45.jpg

Title

Lieutenant William T.D. Ray

Subject

World War II
United States. Army

Description

Lt. William T.D. Ray was killed on April 6, 1945, while serving with the 937th Field Artillery Battalion in Germany. Lt. Ray was not a Tuscaloosa native, but had taught speech and debate at the University of Alabama prior to his service where he became the first former professor to be killed in the line of duty.  Lt. Ray was the husband of Mrs. Wylene Clark Ray, now of Mobile.

More information on Lt. Ray can be found at this site: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10417944609370981?journalCode=rsjc18.

A photo of Lt. Ray's grave can be found at this site: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60081008/william-t._d.-ray

Source

Tuscaloosa News Archive
Find A Grave

Date

April 26, 1945

Contributor

Tuscaloosa Public Library

Format

Newspaper

Type

Newspaper

Identifier

2096

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Newspaper