Ray Lambert, an American Hero on D-Day, Dies at 100 A medic, he pulled wounded comrades out of the water one after another while suffering grievous wounds. President Trump honored him in a ceremony. Ray Lambert in 2014. He survived multiple wounds on D-Day while saving the lives of comrades and was honored in Normandy 75 years later. Credit...Gerry Broome/Associated Press By The Associated Press April 13, 2021 Ray Lambert, a much-decorated former Army medic who survived multiple wounds on D-Day in aiding his comrades and was saluted in Normandy on the 75th anniversary of that most pivotal battle of World War II, died on Friday at his home in Seven Lakes, N.C. He was 100.