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Note: Ellis Ray Goss (Ray) (9) son of Doyle (8) and Margaret (Davis) Goss was born on April
1, 1941 in Hood River, Oregon. Ray enlisted in the Air Force in 1959 and
was
stationed in San Antonio, Texas where he met and married Eloise
Charlton. Ray
worked at Brooks Air Force Base in the field of aerospace medine studing
the effects of space on humans including research on primates (chimps).
At the end of his second tour he was required to serve overseas and was
sent to Tripoli as a operating room technician. During this time 1968
the Arab Israeli war was on and his family was returned by emergency
evacuation to the States. Ray completed his tour in this difficult
situation. Ray remained in Libia and the day he was to come home he was
found dead. No one is sure what actually happened. The cause of death
was recorded as asphyxiation or heart-arrhythmia. Arab law would not
allow examination the body until three days after death. His active duty pay, and many of his personal belongings never reached his wife. He died
April 17, 1968 and
was given a military funeral in San Antonio, Texas. Eloise has remarried
and she and
her children remain in Texas.
Children: (10)
1) Timothy Robin Goss Born: 1963 San Antonio, Texas
2) David Ray Goss Born: Aug. 28, 1964 San Antonio, Texas 3) Jeffrey Alan Goss Born: Aug. 2, 1966 San Antonio, Texas
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