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Personal info

Full name
HOOVER, Raymond Earl
Date of birth
11 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Hometown
Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37496971
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schevenhütte, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 5 41

Immediate family

Members
Raleigh M. Hoover (father)
Grace Hoover (mother)

More information

Pfc Raymond E. Hoover joined his unit from the 86th Replacement Battalion on 10 July 1944.

He was severely wounded in action on 27 July 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart the first time. He rejoined his unit on 20 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet