Herring, Wray Raphael, 1926-2010
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Herring, Wray Raphael, 1926-2010
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Herring
Forename :
Wray Raphael
Date :
1926-2010
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Wray Raphael Herring (1926-2010) was born in Parkersburg, Sampson County, North Carolina on January 31, 1926. Herring moved to Greensboro, N.C. and joined the United States Navy during World War II. Herring was a part of U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School Band and Orchestra, the U.S. Navy B-1 Band, and the Manana Ridge Band in which he played trombone and sang. Herring died November 2, 2010 in Newport News, Virginia.
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019087549
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African American musicians
African American sailors
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African Americans
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Chapel Hill
NC, US
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Greensboro
NC, US
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Hawaii
HI, US
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Newport News
VA, US
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