Stanley T Wray
Military![Colonel Stanley T. Wray of the 91st Bomb Group in front of aB-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Hell's Angels". Passed as censored 18 Jul 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'His Bomb Group Has Destroyed More Enemy Aircraft Than Any Other Group In U.S. Air Forces. [Caption damaged…] Photo Shows - Colonel Stanley T. Wray photographed at an American airfield in Britain. SEA July 15th 1943 PN.' On reverse: US Army Censor [Stamp]. Print No: 274994](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-408159.jpg.webp?itok=Pqo2ysck)
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 3577 - Colonel Stanley T. Wray of the 91st Bomb Group in front of aB-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Hell's Angels". Passed as censored 18 Jul 1943. Printed...
Commanding Officer of 91st Bomb Group 15 May 1942 - 22 May 1943. Retired as a Major General.
Stanley Wray graduated from West Point in 1932. After the war he served as Commander of the American Air Force in Europe and head of the Wright Air Development Centre in Dayton Ohio responsible for test programmes. He always kept in touch with the 91st, his last visit being in 1973 when he unveiled the 91st Propeller Memorial. Major General Wray died 13th September 1986 at his home in San Antonio Texas.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Muncie, Indiana | 15 September 1907 | |
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Died |
13 September 1986 | ||
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Other Commissioned |
West Point, NY, USA | Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy |
Revisions
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Stanley Wray.
Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers, Eighth Air Force 1942-45 by Russell A. Strong / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
![Colonel Stanley T. Wray of the 91st Bomb Group in front of aB-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Hell's Angels". Passed as censored 18 Jul 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'His Bomb Group Has Destroyed More Enemy Aircraft Than Any Other Group In U.S. Air Forces. [Caption damaged…] Photo Shows - Colonel Stanley T. Wray photographed at an American airfield in Britain. SEA July 15th 1943 PN.' On reverse: US Army Censor [Stamp]. Print No: 274994](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408159.jpg.webp?itok=-tg3qD1w)
