Bridgeport City (Shiloh) Cemetery, Bridgeport, Lawrence County IL
Leslie Ray, Corp Heath
Leslie Ray, Corp Heath Born: Nov 30, 1932 Died: 30 Jun 1951 Plot:
US Army Korea; POW Age: 18 Where born: Lawrence Co IL Where died: Korea Son of: Ray Heath (1902-1978 buried Lawrenceville City Cem; m2: Bessie Brashear; m3: Laura) & Lillie Mae Brumback (divorced); Co A, 1st Battalion, 5th Inf Regimental Combat Team; captured 23 Apr 1951 with 80 other soldiers from his company, while fighting Chinese Communist forces near Undam-jang N. Korea. He was sent to the Suan Camp Complex in the North Hwanghae Provience in North Korea. He died while a prisoner of war & his remains went unaccounted for until 1993.
