Ray Elwin Kelling was born Apr. 30, 1906 to John F. and Lula A. Smith Kelling. He died July 11, 1944 and is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
Pvt. Kelling died of wounds received while fighting in Normandy, France in World War II. He served with the 113th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron.
Sources: ancestry.com; World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Iowa
