Ray D. Free
| Ray DuChene Free | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1910 |
| Died | August 9, 2002 (aged 92) |
| Service/branch | U.S. Army Reserves |
| Rank | Major General |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Wilken |
| Relations | 6 children |
| Other work | member of the Utah House of Representatives |
Ray DuChene Free (January 4, 1910 – August 9, 2002) was a Major General in the U.S. Army Reserves, business owner, and a member of the Utah House of Representatives.
Free was born in Weston, Idaho to J. Roy and Jennie DuChene Free. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1932, where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. After graduation, he received his commission in the army and spent a year as a missionary for the Church of Latter Day Saints in Europe. When he returned from Europe he married Louise Wilken on June 26, 1935. They had six children, five boys and one girl.
Free began his military career in the artillery corps in 1936 as a Second Lieutenant. He graduated from the Career Artillery Course and the Command and General Staff College in the late 1930s. He served with the Seventh “Bayonet” Division during World War II in the Pacific Theater where he received the Purple Heart.
He joined the Army Reserve after the war. On March 3, 1964, he was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned command of the 96th Army Reserve Command in Ft. Douglas, Utah. He was promoted to Major General on September 12, 1968. In December 1968, he became Deputy Chief of the Office of Reserve Components, USAR. In 1969, he was elected National President of the Reserve Officers Association.
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