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Major Bryant G. Gay was born in Wheatland, Wyoming, 31 Aug 1918. He attended high School in Monterey, California, graduating in 1937. He attended Sacramento College, receiving an AA Degree in 1940.
Major Gay entered the Army Air Corps in August 1940 He was graduated from communications School at Scott AFB in December, 1941 and commissioned a Second Lieutenant. He held assignments as Post Communications Officer, Flight Control Officer and Communications Inspection Officer. He was a veteran of the European Campaign, serving in the Mediterranean Theater from September 1944 to August 1945, leaving the service in December 1945. During this time he attended the University of California for two years.
Upon recall in September 1948, Major Gay was assigned as Communications Officer, and served in Germany, Puerto Rico, Alaska and England. He was assigned to the 93rd Bombardment Wing at Castle AFB, California in September 1955 as Special ECM Project Officer.
Major Gay received the following decorations, awards and citations: American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign medal, European--African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory medal, and National Defense Service Medal.
Major Gay is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milus O. Gay, a daughter, Alycia, age 9, and a son, Robert, age 7.
On 3-28-2018 I was sent the information from Susan Houghtaling, that his biological father is #70678099, Charles Nelson Burnham, Jr and that his adoptive father is Milus Osgood Gay #125528285
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 June 2019), memorial page for MAJ Bryant Guernsey Gay (31 Aug 1918-30 Nov 1956), Find A Grave Memorial no. 3527659, citing San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Berntson (contributor 47687744) .
Name: Bryant Guernsey Gay
Service Info.: MAJ US AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1918
Death Date: 30 Nov 1956
Service Start Date: 9 Sep 1940
Interment Date: 7 Dec 1956
Cemetery: San Francisco National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 1 Lincoln Blvd Presidio of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 94129
Buried At: Section Osd Site 45
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