Ray Roberts (politician)
Herbert Ray Roberts (March 28, 1913 – April 13, 1992) represented Texas's 4th congressional district from 1962 to 1981.He was the final individual off the USS Hornet when it sank at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942.Roberts was on the staff of Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn of Texas, working in Washington, D.C., between 1941 and 1942 before going on active duty in World War II.He was a member of the Texas State Senate from 1955 to 1961, serving as the president pro tempore of the body in 1961.When Mrs. Cabell testified to the Warren Commission, she stated that shortly after the shots ended Roberts first said, "That is a .30-06."