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KELLEY, Raymond Russell - Date of
birth
17 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Putnam County, Indiana -
Hometown
Center Township, Boone County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35565005 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Clerval, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 43 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Guy C. Kelley (father)
Leona E. (Fiscus) Kelley (mother)
Floyd H. Kelley (brother)
Mary Kelley (sister)
Delmar J. Kelley (brother)
Francis Kelley (sister)
Daphne E. (Abston) Kelley (wife)
More information
Pfc Raymond R. Kelley attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 26 October 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Squire Dale Family / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com - Mark E. Wirey
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy