Charles R. Ray
Colonel Charles Robert Ray (September 14, 1938 – January 18, 1982) was an American officer of the US Army who was murdered on January 18, 1982, in Paris by a Lebanese communist militant affiliated with the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Faction while serving as an assistant military attaché.
Charles R. Ray | |
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| Born | September 14, 1938 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 1982 (aged 43) Paris, France |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1960–1982 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
A 35-year-old Lebanese man, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, was accused of shooting and killing Ray outside his Paris apartment on the morning of 18 January 1982. The Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Faction claimed responsibility for the murder. Ray was shot in the head at point-blank range at about 9 AM as he was walking to his car, which was parked about 100 yards from his apartment. The earliest reports simply indicated that a lone armed man shot Ray at close range in the head with a pistol.