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Ray Clinton Cartwright
Lilah Crowe2023-07-02T19:21:18-05:00
- Name: Ray Clinton Cartwright
- Location of Birth: Deer River, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: July 18, 1921
- Date of Death: May 7, 1986 (64 years old)
- Parents: Jesse Cartwright and Elsie (Hartsock) Cartwright
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- College:
- Highest Rank: TEC 5 (Technical 5)
- Branch: Army
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: July 31, 1942 (Enlistment Date)
- Place Sworn In:
- Date of Discharge: November 29, 1945 (Discharge Date)
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Highlights:
Ray was a World War II Army veteran having served in the European Theatre.
Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Ray Clinton Cartwright
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 20
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: July 18, 1921
Birth Place: Deer River, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Morse Township, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: February 16, 1942
Registration Place: Morse Township, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Employer: Robert Fiala
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Jess Cartwright
Other obvious physical characteristics that will aid in identification: scar on left palm
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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- Civilian Life:
Ray was a resident of the Trout Lake area in Itasca County for the past 35 years.
He retired in 1979 from United States Steel where he worked for 30 years.
Survivors are his wife, Eunice; two sons, Eugene and Loren; two daughters, Alaine Burnett and Gwen LaBeau; two brothers, Roy and Everett; three sisters, Violet Lien, Ruth Moen, and Minnie Bixby; seven grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot C-C-20-0-4)
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