MMA Cadet Ray Whittington Kern
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Title
MMA Cadet Ray Whittington Kern
Subject
Kern, Ray Whittington (1920-2020)
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
Description
Ray Whittington Kern shown seated and wearing his MMA uniform.
Born in Mt. Olive, Ray was a 1941 graduate of MMA and a U.S. Army veteran, having served as a Lieutenant during World War II.
After his time in the service he worked for the Strasburg Post Office and retired as Superintendent of Postal Operations.
He is buried with his first wife, Daisy Elizabeth (Smith) Kern (1920-1983) in Strasburg.
His second wife was Maxine McDonald.
Born in Mt. Olive, Ray was a 1941 graduate of MMA and a U.S. Army veteran, having served as a Lieutenant during World War II.
After his time in the service he worked for the Strasburg Post Office and retired as Superintendent of Postal Operations.
He is buried with his first wife, Daisy Elizabeth (Smith) Kern (1920-1983) in Strasburg.
His second wife was Maxine McDonald.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "April 1941" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Gloria Stickley in 2006, niece of Ray Kern, and Polly Haun also in 2006, who remembered Ray lived on Crim Drive in Strasburg with his first wife.
Some biographical information was extracted from his obituary on Find-A-Grave.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
010597
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “MMA Cadet Ray Whittington Kern,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 3, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/35789.
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