Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
MAROHN, Raymond Albert "Rayo" - Date of
birth
9 December 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Minnesota -
Hometown
Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37558226 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 20 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William E. Marohn (father)
Katherine J. Marohn (mother)
Charles Marohn (brother)
More information
Raymond Marohn helped his father on his farm. Raymond grew up into a strong worker. As a teenager Raymond broke several pitchforks lifting heavy bails of hay.He enlisted in April 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.newspaperarchive.com - Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Pauline Kelderman