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KELSEY, Raymond Alfred - Date of
birth
9 July 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Farmville, Cumberland County, Virginia -
Hometown
Fulton County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1177485 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Forward Observer -
Unit
HQ Battery,
275th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hinderhausen, St Vith, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 13 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alfred G. Kelsey (father)
Emma A. Kelsey (mother)
Alice M. Kelsey (sister)
Arthur J. Kelsey (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Raymond A. Kelsey enlisted at Fort Myer, Virginia on 9 June 1942.The jeep he was in, was ambushed.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.oocities.org/dcooper19.geo/memorial.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://www.oocities.org