Lee Rayford (1918 - 1967)

Born 1 Apr 1918 in Cheyney, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

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Lee Rayford served as a US military pilot during World War II. He was one of the “Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen.” The Tuskegee Airmen were known for heroic combat service in support of Allied Forces in the European Theater. They served with the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group, both largely Black units of the United States Army Air Forces.

Lee Rayford, son of Percy and Narka Lee Rayford, was born in 1918.^[1] He died in 1967 and is buried in Alexandria National Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947" National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for District of Columbia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #6411199 (accessed 26 November 2021)
   Name: Lee Rayford; Race: Black; Age: 22; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 1 Apr 1918; Birth Place: Westchester, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Employer: Bureau Of Census; Height: 6; Weight: 185; Complexion: Light brown; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Narka Rayford Mother.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVH-KTR8 : 10 June 2021), Lee Rayford, ; Burial, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, United States of America, Alexandria National Cemetery; citing record ID 3256680, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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