Clarence Ray Bryan

1917 - 2002  (84 years)

• Name	Clarence Ray Bryan
  Birth	23 Sep 1917	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
  Gender	Male
  Award	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Greene and Montgomery Counties, Ohio, USA
  	Meritorious Civilian Service Award This is the highest award given to a civilian by a major Air Force Command.
  Death	8 May 2002	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
  Burial	11 May 2002	Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA 118 Woodland Avenue, Dayton, OH 45409-2892
  		C. Ray and Gay Sanford Bryan Grave location: 39.738460, -84.170051
  Siblings	1 sister
  1. Clarence Ray Bryan,   b. 23 Sep 1917, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 May 2002, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA  (Age 84 years) ▻ Almo Gay Sanford,  m. 18 Oct 1945   2. Margaret Mildred Bryan,   b. 12 Nov 1921, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA d. 26 May 2012, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 90 years) ▻ Wesley Eugene Rhodes,  m. 1 Jan 1944
  Notes	Clarence Ray Bryan enlisted in the United States Army on July 19, 1941, and served in the Air Corps. His enlistment record indicates that he had four years of college and had worked in civilian life as a recording engineer and as an electrician. He was stationed in London, England, during World War II, where he worked in radar. He left the Army Air Corps on 31 December 1945. He later served as the Assistant for Research and Technology in the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Flight Control Division, and also served as Assistant Director of the Flight Dynamics Laboratory.
  Person ID	I14	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Clarence Ray Bryan,   b. 21 Nov 1887, Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA d. 28 Jan 1980, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Lucy Vida Lanham,   b. 15 Sep 1894, Calera, Shelby County, Alabama, USA d. 30 Jan 1973, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1916	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Almo Gay Sanford,   b. 30 Sep 1921, Branson, Las Animas County, Colorado, USA d. 26 Aug 1997, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1945	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Lucy Bryan,   b. 8 Feb 1947, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA d. 8 Feb 1947, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA (Age 0 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Sep 1917 - Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA Award - Meritorious Civilian Service Award This is the highest award given to a civilian by a major Air Force Command. - - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Greene and Montgomery Counties, Ohio, USA Marriage - 18 Oct 1945 - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Death - 8 May 2002 - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Burial - 11 May 2002 - Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show	10 Photos
  	Clarence Ray Bryan and four generations.jpg
  	Becca and Ray Bryan.jpg
  	Margaret and Clarence Ray Bryan, Jr.jpg
  	Clarence Ray Bryan, Jr.jpg
  	Clarence Ray Bryan Jr.jpg Taken 31 January 1919
  	Margaret and Clarence Ray Bryan Jr 2.jpg
  	Clarence Ray Bryan Jr 2.jpg
  	Clarence Ray Bryan Jr 3.jpg Note on back of picture: Ray Bryan, Jr. aged 2 yrs? at 807 Lewis Street riding a home-made vehicle made by Dad
  	Margaret, Lucy Lanham, and Ray Bryan
  	Sallie Campbell descendants Back row, left to right: Sallie Mae Campbell Jones Lanham Skinner, Evelyn Worrell, Nellie Jones Worrell Howell; Front row, left to right: Clarence Ray Bryan, Jr., John Ross Howell, Lucy Lanham Bryan

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show	6 Documents
  	1930 Census, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
  	World War II Enlistment Record
  	Draft Registration Card
  	Clarence Ray Bryan Family 1950 Census Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
  	Western Union Telegram Telegram sent from England by Clarence Ray Bryan, Jr., to his parents during World War II
  	1910 Census Ward 9, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA 19 April 1910

  
  

  Recordings

  Interview of Clarence Ray Bryan, Jr. The writing on the original audiocassette states "Made for us by Becca and Esther. Grandpa Bryan school & neighbors"

  
  

  Newspaper Articles » Slide Show	4 Newspaper Articles
  	Caught in Draft Article in Chattanooga newspaper mentioning drafting of Clarence Ray Bryan
  	Marriage License Announcement The Journal Herald (Dayton, Ohio) 16 October 1945
  	Article in Parade Magazine
  	Flight Control Director Named Dayton (Ohio) Daily News 22 July 1956

  
  

  Obituaries » Slide Show	2 Obituaries
  	Bryan, C. Ray Jr.
  	In Memory - C. Ray Bryan, Jr.