article_snippet: ' Ray was awarded a Medal of Honor posthumously after using ' Ray body to shield a Marine from a grenade in 1969.
article_snippet: Navy Hospital Corpsman David Robert
article_snippet: 'Bobby' Ray was killed in action during the Vietnam War. '
article_snippet: Bobby' Ray was born on February 14, 1945 in McMinnville, Tennessee.
article_snippet: At the age of 21 'Bobby
article_snippet: ' Ray enlisted and spent three years serving in Navy before 'Bobby' Ray was killed.
article_snippet: A Medal of Honor was posthumously awarded for A Medal of Honor actions during the Vietnam War.
article_snippet: Officers said 'Bobby' Ray used 'Bobby' Ray body to shield a Marine from a grenade on March 19, 1969.
article_snippet: The award was given to 'Bobby' Ray family on April 20, 1970. '
article_snippet: Bobby' Ray also received the Purple Heart Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with star and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.