J. Ray McGinn was born June 16, 1916 in St Albans.

 Served July 31,1942-Nov 29, 1945 rank of E5. Served in the South Pacific Aleutian Islands campaign.

Green Mountain Post #1 Commander Franklin County and Dept. Vice Commander

Elected Department Commander 1954

Civilian Life he was a banker for 40 years, 1967 until retirement in 1982 of Franklin and Lamoille Bank.

1947 Rutgers Graduate School of Banking

1960 Vt Highway Commission Chair

St Albans Zoning Commissioner many years

1962 housed exchange students from Europe for Bellows Free Academy

1962 President  of Vermont bankers association 

1966 Department savings bond Officer and exceeded goal three times projected.

1972 President of Vermont Mental Health clinic 

 

 

 

 

 

Died Nov 17,2000 at his Winter home in Ft Myers, Florida 

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