Rush Ray Spradley 
Rush Ray was born on December 28th, 1916 in Pike Co., AL.1 Rush Ray's father was Ray Rushton Spradley and his mother was Mary Wilson. His paternal grandparents were Charles Thomas Spradley and Ida Lizzie Rushing; his maternal grandparents were James Bennett Wilson and Florence Brannon Paullin. He had a brother and three sisters, named Joseph Paullyn, Phyllis, Rebecca and Mary. He was the second oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 83 on March 19th, 2000 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH. He was buried on March 22nd, 2000 in Dayton National Cemetery, Plot: 27 0 199, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.1 1 General Notes
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"Lt. Col. Rush R. Spradley
Lt. Col. Rush R. Spradley, 83, of Dayton died Sunday, March 19, 2000 at
the Dayton V. A. Hospice Center. His funeral will be graveside at 2:30
p.m., Wednesday, March 22 at the Dayton National Cemetery. Survivors
include wife Stina, daughter, Marianne Wolfe and husband David Goddman of
Yellow Springs; sister, Mary Terry of Lake Mary, Fla.; brother, Joseph P.
Spradley of Chicago; grandchildren, Owen and Clayton Wolfe.
He had been married for 55 years. He was preceded in death by his
parents, Ray Rush Spradley and Mary Wilson Spradley; sisters Phyllis
Grier and Rebecca Furlow. He was a test pilot, having graduated from Test
Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base. He flew sixty missions in the
European and North African theaters in World War Two as a B-17 command
pilot and was the first American pilot to fly a mission out of Russia. He
was awarded two silver stars and two oak leaf clusters in addition to a
presidential unit citation and the air medal. Upon his retirement from
the Air Force in 1962 he was employed as a civilian Aeronautical Space
Engineer until 1970. "
March 20, 2000 9 PM - Troy Messenger, Troy, Pike Co., AL
Fortress after Raid on Weinor Neustadt May 10, 1944
Pilot: Capt. Rush R. Spradley
Co-pilot: Lt. Arthur F. Dickey
Damage Report
1775 Bullet Holes
2 Propellers Damaged
4 ft of Wing Torn Away
10 Feet of Metal Fuel Tank Destroyed
23 of 24 Fuel Tanks Penetrated
2 Supercharges Out
Oil Tank Perforated
Bomb Bay Doors Destroyed
7 Oxygen Lines Cut
One Engine Entirely Gone
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1767 in Camden District, Kershaw Co., SC d.18 Aug 1808 in Camden, SC
- b.~ 1794 in Camden District, Kershaw Co., SC d.03 May 1870 in Collirene, Lowndes Co., AL
- b.1770 in West Camden, SC d.> 1860 in Montgomery Co., AL
- b.19 Dec 1816 in Camden, Kershaw Co., S.C. d.02 Sep 1894 in Patsburg, Crenshaw Co., AL
- b.1753 in Kershaw Co., SC d.> 1820 in Probably Montgomery Co., AL
- b.~ 1794 in Camden District, Kershaw Co., SC d.23 Jun 1863 in Collirene, Lowndes Co., AL
- b.~ 1760 in Kershaw Co., SC d.> 1820 in Probably Montgomery Co., AL
- b.22 Sep 1861 in Lowndes Co., AL d.16 Feb 1945 in Pike Co., AL
- b.~ 1771 in NC d.~ 1855 in Crenshaw Co., AL
- b.28 Jul 1824 in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., NC d.24 Feb 1917 in Troy, Pike Co., AL
- b.01 Oct 1800 in Lafayette, Cumberland Co., NC d. in Crenshaw Co., AL
- b.11 Jun 1891 in Pike Co., AL d.30 Mar 1966 in Pike Co., AL
- b.~ 1750 in SC d.~ 1815 in SC
- b.~ 1810 in Beaufort District, SC d.19 Dec 1879 in Pike Co., AL
- b.~ 1760 in NC d.~ 1855 in Pike Co., AL
- b.07 Dec 1834 in Montgomery Co., AL d.28 Dec 1918 in Pike Co., AL
- b.~ 1811 in NC d.1870 in Pike Co., AL
- b.23 Mar 1866 in Pike Co., AL d.05 Oct 1941 in Pike Co., AL
- b.~ 1759 in France d.09 Sep 1833 in Columbus Co., NC
- b.24 Oct 1812 in NC d.01 Oct 1852 in Pike Co., AL
- b.1778 in France (?) d.04 Mar 1845 in NC
- b.08 Jan 1839 in Pike Co., AL d.18 Jan 1927 in Pike Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.02 Mar 1811 in NC d.13 Feb 1885 in Pike Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.28 Dec 1916 in Pike Co., AL d.19 Mar 2000 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH
- b.15 Nov 1860 in ? d.29 Apr 1928 in Troy, Pike Co., AL
- b.28 Aug 1893 in Pike Co., AL d.30 Dec 1978 in Pike Co., AL
- b.18 Apr 1864 in ? d.17 Nov 1954 in Pike Co., AL
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‌Rush Ray and Stina were married in a religious ceremony on December 16th, 1944 in Selma, Dallas Co., AL.1 They had a daughter named Living.
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Further sources/citations:
Social Security Death Index, Dayton National Cemetery records on the internet: http://www.interment.net/data/us/oh/montgomery/daynat/dayton%5Fsmosr.htm
Further sources/citations:
Social Security Death Index, Dayton National Cemetery records on the internet: http://www.interment.net/data/us/oh/montgomery/daynat/dayton%5Fsmosr.htm
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