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MEIER, Raymond August - Date of
birth
28 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Portsmouth, Bay County, Michigan -
Hometown
Bay County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36884608 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gey, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 3 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Richard A. Meier (father)
Leona H. (Beechum) Meier (mother)
Lillian Meier (sister)
Lawrence R. Meier (brother)
Dorothy M. Meier (sister)
Charles Meier (brother)
John Meier (brother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / Roots County Wide, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Allie, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/, Wilfried De Backer / Kevin Harris