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Personal info

Full name
MONKIEWICZ, Raymond John
Date of birth
29 December 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33792506
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Nayemont-Les-Fosses, Ban-de-Sapt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 14 36

Immediate family

Members
Stanley Monkiewicz (father)
Betty Monkiewicz (mother)
Victor Monkiewicz (brother)
Jenny Monkiewicz (sister)
Henry Monkiewicz (brother)
Edward Monkiewicz (brother)
Frank Monkiewicz (brother)
Helen Monkiewicz (sister)

More information

Pfc Raymond J. Monkiewicz attended high school for two years and was an elevator operator.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 27 July 1943.

He was killed by a landmine explosion.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, History 3rd Infantry Division.
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy