Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!

Military Information:

• US Army
• Deceased
• WWII Veteran
• QR Code
• WWII Victory Medal
• Host & Researchers-Colonial Dames XVII Century, Star of Destiny Chapter, Denton
• RTF #1 (TVHOF: Remember Them Forever)
• Cemetery: Oakwood, Denton, Denton County, Texas
• TEC5 (Tech Corporal)
• 1-Alpha List

Bio:

Tommie Gray

Personal Info
Name Tommie Gray
Date of Birth 03 Apr 1913
Place of Birth Deport, Lamar County, Texas
Parents Buddy Gray and Cora Henderson Gary
*1420 living in Deport, Larma, Texas Age 11.
*1925 married wife, Beulah Tayor in Kaufman, Texas.
*1940 living in Kaufman, Texas. Age 27.
*1966 married his wife, Erma Rose Smith, in Cook County, Texas.
*1979 living in Denton, Denton, Texas.

Date of Death 19 Mar 1979, Arlington, Tarrant, Texas.
Cemetery Name Oakwood Cemetery, Denton County, TX. Section 3.
Cemetery Location Denton, Denton County, Texas.

Military Service

Military Branch US Army

Rank Technician 5th Grade

Unit Co. B 2808 Engr. G.S. En.

Date of Service Enlisted: 27 May 1942
Discharged: 22 Sep 1945

Enlistment Place Dallas, Texas

Era of Service - WWII

Service Number 38115626

Assignments-

Civilian Life

Education Elementary School, 7th Grade

Occupation Construction, Truck Driver


Sources:

(1) 1940 Census Place: Deport, Lamar, Texas; Roll t0627_04090; Page 1A; Enumeration District:
139-34. Ancestry.com. (online database)
(2) U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940-1947. Ancestry.com.
(3) Texas, U.S. Marriage Index, 1824-2019. Ancestry.com.
(4) U.S. , World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Ancestry. com.
(5) Texas U.S., Death Certificate , 1903-1982. Ancestry.com.
(6) Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000. Ancestry.com
(7) U.S., Social Security Death Index 1935-2014. Ancestry.com.
(8) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. Ancestry.com.
(9) U.S., Headstone Application for Military Veterans, 1861-1985. Ancestry.com.
(10) FindAGrave.com. Memorial/12771820/tommie gray. (online database).


Author Information
Name: Joan Vranesa, Star of Destiny Chapter NSCDXIIC.
Contact Information: JVranesa@aol.com.
Date: 07 Aug 2023.

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