Herring, Wray Raphael, 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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referencedIn U.S. Navy B-1 Band Reunion Collection, 1977-2013 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
creatorOf U. S. Navy B-1 Band Group Oral History Interview, October 25, 2002 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
creatorOf Wray Raphael Herring Collection, 1942-1945, 2001-2005 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
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referencedIn United States Navy Pre-Flight School Band, Chapel Hill, North Carolina East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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acquaintanceOf Holloway, Simeon O., 1920- person
acquaintanceOf Jones, Richard L., 1923-2013 person
acquaintanceOf Lake, Roy, 1923-2018 person
acquaintanceOf Lawrence, Huey L., 1922-2015 person
acquaintanceOf Morrow, Calvin F., 1924- person
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