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JUILFS, Raymond William - Date of
birth
25 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Amber, Jones County, Iowa -
Hometown
Jones County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37651294 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 February 1945 - Place of
death
Erft Canal area, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 12 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
John G. Juilfs (father)
Mary M. Juilfs (mother)
Etta (Jacobs) Juilfs (sister)
Ann (Potter) Juilfs (sister)
Mabel Juilfs (sister)
John Juilfs (brother)
Bernice (Mead) Juilfs (sister)
Edwin Juilfs (brother)
Donald Juilfs (brother)
Darlene (Hamer) Juilfs (wife)
Jimmy R. Juilfs (son)
More information
Sgt Raymond W. Juilfs enlisted in Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 19 December 1942.He entered service December 26, 1942 and was stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., and Indiantown, Gap. Pn., before going overseas. His last furlough was in July, 1943. He went overseas in September, 1943, and was stationed in England before going to France on D-Day. Sgt. Juilfs was with Hodgin's First Army in the Third Armored Division and had been in the front lines on the big push that has resulted in the Rhine crossing and crumbling of the Nazi west wall.
He married Darlene Hamer on 23 December 1942. They had one son, Jimmy Ray, who was 11 months when his father died.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Gail Seeley, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Anamosa Eureka newspaper - 22 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Anamosa Eureka newspaper - 22 March 1945, Dwight Anderson