BILL BRAY 1946? - 1947? FTW WILLIAM J BRAY Born 09 Apr 1903 Died 15 Sep 1987 Age 84 At 20815 (Chevy Chase, Montgomery, MD) SSN issued in Ohio -SSDI (1/11/10) News articleS found in Bridgeport Conn Herald. SSDI errs on death date. -Jake Lamkins (1/11/10) OBITUARY WILLIAM J. BRAY SR., 84, a retired special assistant to the secretary of the Air Force and a former assistant postmaster general, died of cardiac arrest Sept. 3 at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He lived in Chevy Chase. Mr. Bray became a page in the House of Representatives in 1916 and, in 1934, joined the secretarial staff of Postmaster General James A. Farley, who was also chairman of the Democratic National Committee. During the early 1940s, Mr. Bray was an administrative assistant to Army Brig. Gen. Robert Johnson, who was vice chairman of the War Production Board. He became a special assistant on the White House staff of President Truman during the late 1940s. In 1950, Mr. Bray was an assistant to Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder. He served as assistant chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the same period and in 1952 was appointed assistant postmaster general for finance. He operated his own public relations agency for several years before becoming a special assistant to the secretary of the Air Force in 1963. He retired in 1968. A native of Bridgeport, Conn., Mr. Bray grew up in Washington and graduated from St. John's College High School. He earned a law degree from Columbus University. He was a member of the Columbia Country Club and the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Washington. His wife, Margaret Cuddy Bray, died in 1982. Survivors include a son, William J. Bray Jr. of Chevy Chase, and three grandchildren. -Washington Post on Sep 5, 1987 (1/11/10) Both the Feb 17, 1952 articles mention that Bill worked for Central Airlines. Neither say in what capacity but probably in an administrative and/or legal position. It appears to have been in the 1946-47 period. More info is needed. -Jake Lamkins (1/15/10)