Browse Items (1 total) Tags: Lt. Gay Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Sort by: Title Creator Date Added Photo of Lt. R. E. Ries, Jr. in uniform Herald and Review Library: Ries, Lt. R. E.,Jr.; Article on back of photo; "There has been a lot of fighting done in the south Pacific, and Lieut. R. E. Ries, Jr., has been right in the middle of a big chunk of it. On a Christmas holiday visit here,… Tags: Decatur IL., Distinguished Flying Cross, Lt. Gay, Navy, Navy Cross, Torpedo Squadron 8, World War II, WWII