The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Donald Vaughan Ray
Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
July 30, 1951
Lieutenant Junior Grade Ray was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 821, aboard the carrier USS PRINCETON (CV-37). On July 30, 1951, shortly after takeoff and during a rendezvous with his flight, his aircraft spun, stalled, crashed into the water and exploded.