Fredrick Beebe Gray Jr

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: From Family Search org, 26 Jan 1945, Buffalo, Erie, New York. Name: Frederick B Jr Gray
Name (Original): GRAY FREDERICK B JR
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 26 Jan 1945
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Buffalo, New York, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1926
Birthplace: CONNECTICUT
Education Level: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Skilled mechanics and repairmen, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: No branch assignment
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 42172984
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 15138.25

Citing this Record
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K856-63M : 5 December 2014), Frederick B Jr Gray, enlisted 26 Jan 1945, Buffalo, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• Obituary: From Erie Times-News, 22 Aug 2010, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Fredrick B. Gray, age 84, of North East since 1960, died Friday August 20, 2010 at St. Mary's Home in Erie. He was born on April 23, 1926 in Wilton, Conn. to the late Fredrick B. Gray Sr. and Anna Eva Brown Gray Howland. He was formerly employed at Welch Foods in North East for 30 years, retiring in 1982. Fred was a veteran of WW II, serving in United States Army and as an engineer and military policeman. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by his beloved wife Betty Jane McDonald Gray who he married June 3, 1950. He is survived by many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews who Fred and Betty considered as their children. He is also survived by his brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws. Friends may call at the William D. Elkin Funeral Home, 65 South Lake Street North East on Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 and are invited to attend a funeral service on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Officiating Rev. Dr. Mark Hecht. Interment Quincy Cemetery with full military honors. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society Erie Unit, 2115 West 38th St. Erie, PA 16508.

Published in the Erie Times-News on Aug. 22, 2010

• Gravestone: From the Charles R. Hale Collection. Joe's Hill Cemetery Records
Wilton, Connecticut
Joe's Hill Cemetery was copied from the Charles R. Hale Collection as found in the Connecticut State Library.
Joe's Hill Cemetery is located in the Town of Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Gravestone Inscription
Gray, Fred Beebe, son of Fredrick B. and Anna E., born 1926, died ----.

Note: It isn't clear he is buried here as he died in Pennsylvania.

Fredrick married Jane Mcdonald on 3 Jun 1950. (Jane Mcdonald died before 2010.)