Polk County

 

Pvt. Ray Lee Berry

 

 

Ray Lee Berry was born July 19, 1908 to James and Elizabeth Mary Giddings Berry. He died Mar. 12, 1945 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.

Pvt. Berry served in World War II with the U.S. Army 873rd Engineers Aviation Battalion and was killed on Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippine Islands by sniper fire while rebuilding San Roque Field.

Source: ancestry.com