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Charlie Wray
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Waverly Wright "Charlie" "The Deacon" Wray (27 September 1919 in Batesville - Killed in action 19 September 1944 in Nijmegen) was a American First Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II. He also was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross which was awarded for having distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy in circumstances which do not justify the award of the Medal of Honor. Awards *Distinguished Service Cross in 1944 (posthumously) as 1st Lieutenant and Executive Officer in Company D, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, *Silver Star Medal as 1st Lieutenant and Executive Officer in Company D, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, *Purple Heart as 1st Lieutenant and Executive Officer in Company D, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, *Knight 4th Class of the Military William Order on 8 October 1945 (posthumously) as 1st Lieutenant and Executive Officer in Company D, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, *Parachutist Badge 
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