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North
High School Wall of Honor
Donald Demoss Rayburn
Class of June, 1951 |
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Research done by Claradell Shedd,
class of 1953. PAGE IN PROGRESS
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| Donald Demoss Rayburn |
| Don graduated
from North High in June, 1951. At the time, his next of kin were
Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Rayburn, 5555 Brennen Drive, Des Moines, IA.
His service number was 084530. |
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| Donald Demoss Rayburn |
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| Year |
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Rank |
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Status |
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| June, 1951 |
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x |
x |
Graduated from North High,
Des Moines, IA |
Sept.1951-
June.1955 |
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Schooling |
x |
Iowa State College, Ames, IA. Sworn
into and commissioned as reserve officer Army through ROTC Program |
| June,1955-Oct
22, 1955 |
x |
employed |
x |
Civilian at Iowa Army
National Guard, Camp Dodge, IA. |
Oct.22,1955-
Jan, 1956 |
x |
Basic Training |
x |
Entered into Army and
reported to Fort Sill, OK. Artillery. |
Jan, 1956-
1959 |
x |
Training |
x |
Fort Chaffee, LA. Battery
Commander. D Battery, 4th Battalion, Army Artillery School. |
| 1959-Sept.22,
1961 |
x |
Training/
|
x |
Commissioned from Reserve
Officer to Regular Army Officer.
Pueblo Army Ordnance Depot, Pueblo, CO. |
| Sept. 22, 1961 |
x |
Discharge |
x |
Resigned commission/1st Lt. |
| Sept. 22, 1961 |
x |
Relocated |
x |
To Denver. |
| 1961-1966 |
x |
Civilian |
x |
Landscape architecture, horicultural
business. |
| 1966-1972 |
x |
Civilian |
x |
Relocated to Des Moines, IA. Landscaping
and construction. |
| 1972-1980 |
x |
Relocated |
x |
Relocated to Redwood Falls, MN.
Landscaping and construction. |
| 1980-2004 |
x |
Relocated |
x |
Relocated to Ft. Myers, FL. Construction. |
| 2004-Present |
x |
Relocated |
x |
Relocated to Springfield, MO. |
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| Boot
camp at Fort Sill, OK; then Camp Chaffee, AR, then Pueblo Army
Depot, CO |
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photo |
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caption |
appropriate
caption |
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Donald
Demoss Rayburn
1st Lieutenant
5th Army; Artillery
US Army
Photo of Donald Demoss Rayburn
in uniform |
Examples of Medals: United Nations Service Medal/Korea;
Korean War Service Medal;
Korean Defense Service Medal; Good Conduct Medal
(list of appropriate medal/citations coming) |
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