Elizabeth Ann Ray
Elizabeth Nona Ann Ray (May 31, 1913 – December 7, 2011)
Biography
Ray was born in 1913 in Winnsboro, Texas, and was raised primarily in Oklahoma. She moved frequently around the state due to her father's job in the newspaper business. She graduated from high school in Mangum, Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma College for Women for a year. In 1934 she earned a journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma. After graduation, Ray worked for a newspaper in Anadarko, Oklahoma. She was later recruited by the War Department, where she served in the Public Relations Bureau.[2]
In 1942, Ray joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later the
On May 10, 1949, Ray was reactivated in the
From 1955 to 1958, Ray was assigned to
References
- Hearst Corporation. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ Oral history with Elizabeth Ann Ray, Women Veterans Historical Collection, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro [1]
- ^ Resume, Elizabeth Ann Ray Papers, the Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro [2]