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Personal info

Full name
RAITER, John Mike
Date of birth
3 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Hometown
Summit County, Ohio
Ethnicity
White

Military service

Service number
35590521
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Berdorf-Lauterborn, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 4 16

Immediate family

Members
Paul Raiter (father)
Anna Raiter (mother)
Mary A. Raiter (sister)
Teresa M. Raiter (sister)
Joseph J. Raiter (brother)

More information

Sgt John M. Raiter graduated from Central High School and worked at the B.F. Goodrich Co. before he enlisted in Akron, Summit County, Ohio on 11 November 1942.

His parents immigrated from Yugoslavia.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Akron Beacon Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Akron Beacon Journal

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