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William Raymond James Gray

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  • Service number
    • Vietnam 75945 AWMM
    • Vietnam Y75945 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • W. R. J. Gray AWMM
    • Jim Gray AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Raymond James AWMM
  • Surname
    Gray AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • W. R. J. Gray AWMM
    • Jim Gray AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 75945 AWMM
    • Vietnam Y75945 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 July 1933 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • Vietnam 75945 AWMM
    • Vietnam Y75945 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Flew into Siagon/English/Luscombe 23/24 july 1969 with Flt Lt Jenks. Died in Rotorua. AWMM

Death

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    27 August 2017 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Age 84 AWMM
    Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM
    • Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books. AWMM
    • This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM

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