Author: odva

Repairing submarines in Hawaii during World War II was quite an “about-face” from Dick Ray’s logging background.

The John Day resident served in the U.S. Navy from August 1943 to March 1946, achieving the rank of motor machinist third class.

Growing up during the Great Depression, Ray’s family moved from place to place, following logging jobs and living in logging camps.

He started driving truck when he was 14. He recalled building plank roads with 12-inch wide and