The men of Ray City, Berrien County, Georgia served in World War I. Some served with honor, a few found difficulty, still others gave their lives (see Otranto Disaster.) Below is a partial list of Ray City Veterans who returned from service in World War I, with links to details of their service records.
- Adams, Champ (Army: Camp Wheeler, Camp Upton)
- Ray City People: Altman, Wilbur Harris (Army: Fort Screven)
- Anderson, George Marvin (Army: Camp Hancock)
- Armstrong, Henry
- Baldwin, Will (Army)
- Baskin, John Hagan (Navy)
- Boggs, Carlos J. (Buffalo Infantry)
- Boyette, Grover Gordon (Navy)
- Ray City People: Boyett, Jesse
- Brown, Hershel Chester (Navy)
- Brown, Ollie (Army)
- Ray City People: Browning, Lewis (Army)
- Burkhalter, Francis Marion (Army)
- Calhoun, Joseph Burton (Army)
- Ray City People: Clanton, Lewis (Army)
- Clements, Levi D.
- Ray City People: Clements, Grover C (Army)
- Clements, Hosea Peoples (Army)
- Ray City People: Clements, Richard Schley (Army)
- Collins, Thomas J. (Army, Disabled Veteran)
- Currye, Robert (Army)
- Davis, Coley M. (Army, KIA)
- DeLoach, James Marvin (Army)
- Eady, Phillip (Army)
- Frasier, William O. (Army)
- Godwin, Joseph W. (Army)
- DeVane, Gordon
- Garfield, Baker (Army: 516th Engineers)
- Genrette, David (Army)
- Giddens, Marcus (Army)
- Green, George (Army)
- Ray City People: Greene, Jesse L (Army)
- Ray City People: Hall, Edward C
- Hall, Pasco Olandro (Army)
- Ray City People: Harnage, William C (Army)
- Hardie, Grover Cleveland (Army)
- Hillard, James (Army)
- Ray City People: Hinson, Milton J (Army)
- Ray City People: Holliday, Glenn (Army)
- Howard, Thomas (Army)
- Jones, John (Army)
- Jones, Lacy (Army)
- Jones, Robert (Army)
- Tonie M. Kirkland, Army
- Ray City People: Kirkland, Clayton (Army)
- Ray City People: Kirkland, Tonie M (Army)
- Ray City People: Knight, Eugene M (Army)
- Knight, Owen Adrian (Army)
- Knight, Perry Thomas (Army)
- Knight, Ralph (Army, died in sinking of the HMS Otranto)
- Knight, Rossie O. (Army)
- Lane, Collie (Army)
- Ray City People: Langford, James R (Army)
- Lawson, Carlie (Army)
- Lee, James Isaac
- Little, Ira (Army)
- Miller, Elzie Nathaniel (Navy)
- Miller, Leon Clyde
- Mincey, John (Army)
- Ray City People: McDonald, Robert Fulton
- Ray City People: Odum, Henry A (Army)
- Parham, Foster B. (Army)
- Ray City People: Parker, John H
- Ray City People: Peters, Johntie A (Army)
- Pitman, Perry Lee
- Ray, Boisey (Army)
- Ray City People: Register, William B (Army)
- Register, Lorton W. (Army)
- Rentz, Lawson S. (Army)
- Richardson, William T. (Army)
- Richburg, William Thomas
- Rivers, Sidney Jr, (Army)
- Roberson, Alfred (Army)
- Roberson, Joe (Army)
- Robinson, Virgil (Army)
- Scott, Lelon (Army)
- Shaw, John Sheffield (Army)
- Shaw, William (Army)
- Sirmans, John (Army)
- Ray City People: Sirmans, Virgil C (Army)
- Sloan, William David (Army Medical Service)
- Smith, Lonnie W. (Army)
- Spates, William M. (Army)
- Ray City People: Strickland, Ivey L (Army)
- Ray City People: Sumner, Morris C (Army)
- Ray City People: Sutton, Harry C
- Ray City People: Taylor, Leon S (Army)
- Ray City People: Thomas, Silas I (Army)
- Ray City People: Tison, William Wiley
- Townsend, Hilton Monroe (Navy)
- Voss, Rubie (Army)
- Watts, Henry (Army)
- Webb, Lowndes Otis (Army)
- Webb, Marcus Lafayette (Army)
- Webb, Shellie Loyd (Army, died in sinking of the HMS Otranto)
- Mallie Boukin Webb, Navy
- Webb, Ura T. (Army)
- White, James Lee (Army)
- Whitford, Claudie (Army)
- Wiggins, Siar (Army)
- Wiley, Mattalies (Army)
- Wilkins, Alfred (Army)
- Williams, Pink (Army)
- Williams, Gordon (Army)
- Herman A. Williams, Army
- Ray City People: Wilson, Harry (Army)
- Ray City People: Wilson, John F
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