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RAYNOR, John Albion Jr - Date of
birth
12 June 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33794870 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 November 1944 - Place of
death
South of Steinheim, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
John A. Raynor Sr. (father)
Mary A. Raynor (mother)
Frank D. Raynor (brother)
Mary A. Raynor (sister)
Mildred C. (Entwistle) Raynor (wife)
Judith A. Raynor (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt John A. Raynor Jr. attended high school for 4 years.He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 13 August 1943.
He was promoted from private first class to staff sergeant on 19 July 1944.
A 25 man patrol from G Company was sent north from Osweiler to knock out an enemy artillery observation post, known to be located South of enemy occupied Steinheim. The observation post was protected by wire and after the patrol got inside the wire, mines and charges of dynamite were set off and the patrol withdrew, suffering 1 missing and 11 wounded, 3 of which were evacuated.
S/Sgt John A. Raynor Jr. was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Luxembourg.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1920 Census / Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1908, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report, Pennsylvania Veterans Compensation Application
Photo source: Peter Schouteten