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COOMER, Raymond B - Date of
birth
28 March 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Adair County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Adair County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15042580 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Engineer Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
14 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 46 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James H. Coomer (father)
Annie M. (Norris) Coomer (mother)
Ralph G. Coomer (brother)
Jessie Coomer (brother)
Norwood Coomer (brother)
Ottie D. Coomer (brother)
Delsie L. Coomer (sister)
More information
Sgt Raymond B. Coomer worked on a farm before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky on 19 July 1940.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999 / Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight Anderson