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New York, where he passed away on May, 1938. He was survived by his wife, a five year old daughter and two sisters. He was buried in the family lot at Great Bend, Pennsylvania. Early Flying Pioneer, World War I aviator, C. Ray Benedict deserved great credit for the valued contribution he made to early American aviation history. As one of the early airmen, his faith and enthusiastic devotion to a new science assisted in the start of the aviation industry the world enjoys today.