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Last Name: Branham
First Name: Ray
Middle Name: Roscoe
Army Serial Number: 582963
Race: African American
Branch: Army or Marines
Town or City of Residence: Osgood
County of Residence: Ripley
Place of Birth: Osgood, Indiana
Date of Birth:
Age: 23 6/12
Is this card a reverse side? (Indicated by "-B"): no
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Race is not clearly noted. That said, in a workshop I attended, it was said that the cards of African-American soldiers would have a corner clipped and this one does. I left that category blank.
Hello Eden! We are doing research to see if we can find out conclusively what Ray Branham's race was. We will leave the card marked for now, and let you know if we find anything! -MH
The cards with last names beginning with Bre and Bri seem to be missing.
This might be your guy with a photo...https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=46581880&PIpi=60707751
Photo of Roscoe Ray Branham, who died of septic pneumonia in Field Hospital 316 in France, and who was originally buried there in the cemetery at Vittel in the Department of Vosges. From the book Ripley County's Part in the World War, 1917-1918 (Versailles, IN: Ripley Historical Society, 1920), p. 268.
Wow, thanks for noticing that Bre - Bri was missing, Mel! I just added them. -CH
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