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Edward Merle Crays
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Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
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Date of Death
June 30, 1950
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Second Lieutenant Crays was a member of the 71st Signal Service Battalion, Headquarters Far East Command. He was a member of General Douglas McArthur's staff. On June 30, 1950, he was sent to Korea to establish advance communications. He was a passenger in a C-54D Skymaster transport from the 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Wing. While on the ground at Suwon Airfield (K-13), South Korea, the aircraft was destroyed by a North Korean bombing strike. All 23 on board were killed. |
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