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Ray K. Humble

NAME
Ray Kenneth Humble
NICKNAME
SERVICE NUMBER
284067
UNIT
Marine Detachment
USS Houston
HOME OF RECORD
Reedville, OR
NEXT OF KIN
Father, Mr. Robert C. Humble
DATE OF BIRTH
June 28, 1917
at Elkhart, KS
ENTERED SERVICE
May 1, 1940
at Portland, OR
DATE OF LOSS
March 1, 1942
alt. February 28, 1942
REGION
Java Sea
CAMPAIGN / AREA
Sunda Strait
CASUALTY TYPE
Missing In Action
Declared Dead December 15, 1945
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS
PFC Ray K. Humble was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait.

Humble’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945.

INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK
Private First Class
STATUS OF REMAINS
Lost at sea
MEMORIALS
Manila American Cemetery

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