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Raymond A. Kubly
Watertown Daily Times, 12 27 1957
Raymond A. Kubly, hybrid corn sales representative for Cargill, Incorporated since 1952, has been appointed district sales manager for Iowa and part of northern Illinois. An announcement by H. Ken Hayes, manager of the department, also named Gerald D. Harpole temporary manager in western Illinois and Dell L. Foster territory manager in western Minnesota. Kubly, formerly in charge of the territory now handled by Foster, is a native of Watertown. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Kubly, 1420 South Tenth Street. After completing his high school training here he spent three years in the U.S. Army Air Force as a bombardier-navigator. After his release from the Air Corps he attended the University of Wisconsin where he received his Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in agriculture.
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1942-44
“ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS”
Ray was a prisoner of war after his plane was
shot down during a bombing mission over Germany. This was back on Oct. 7, 1944.
Ray and his crew parachuted to the ground after
the plane was ready to crash. The pilot died and one other crew member was
badly injured but Ray never saw any of them again.
Over a period of days, Ray and other prisoners
of war were transported to Utrecht, Holland where they were held while
recuperating from injuries. Ray had been shot twice in the leg.
Then, on Oct. 26, 1944, a Dutch engineer devised
a plan where Ray and some others could escape the Germans.
Link to 10 pg WWII experiences of Lt. Colonel Ray Kubly, U.S. Air Force (retired)
