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CURLEY, Raymond R - Date of
birth
15 April 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Irvington, Essex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12206203 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Siegen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
James Curley (father)
Dorothy Curley (mother)
James Curley (brother)
Charlotte Curley (sister)
John Curley (brother)
More information
Pfc Raymond R. Curley joined the Army Reserve in Newark, New Jersey on 3 March 1943.He was a student and football player at Columbia High School when he enlisted. He went overseas in November 1943. Pfc Curley had been hospitalized several months after being wounded in France on D-Day. He was awarded the Silver Star postumously for gallantry in action.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Rani Skrabanja, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930-1940 Census, http://militarytimes.com,
www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Rani Skrabanja