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CPL Ray Lavalle Banning

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CPL Ray Lavalle Banning

Birth
Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA
Death
30 Jun 1918 (aged 26)
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Burial
Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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To find the grave: There is a building on the property with a listing of all burials and a map to show where to find it, they did a very good job with this map.

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as per his father's obit Ray was killed while in service during the World War at Fort Worth, Texas.

Thanks to Contributor: Cheryl Locher Moonen (47601076) for the following : DOA
Aero Squadron
An airplane mechanic, died with Lieut William De Chastignier Ravenel, Jr.

Killed in a fiery airplane accident at Taliaferro Field, Texas. Of Cresco, Iowa, was also killed.

There was no flying program for Sunday, however, and the officer and mechanic were out on a pleasure flight. Whether the machine took fire before or after the crash is not known.
To find the grave: There is a building on the property with a listing of all burials and a map to show where to find it, they did a very good job with this map.

+ + + + + + + + + + +

as per his father's obit Ray was killed while in service during the World War at Fort Worth, Texas.

Thanks to Contributor: Cheryl Locher Moonen (47601076) for the following : DOA
Aero Squadron
An airplane mechanic, died with Lieut William De Chastignier Ravenel, Jr.

Killed in a fiery airplane accident at Taliaferro Field, Texas. Of Cresco, Iowa, was also killed.

There was no flying program for Sunday, however, and the officer and mechanic were out on a pleasure flight. Whether the machine took fire before or after the crash is not known.


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