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Personal info

Full name
OESTRICH, Raymond Ernest
Date of birth
18 July 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Long Eddy, Sullivan County, New York
Hometown
Liberty, Sullivan County, New York

Military service

Service number
32946790
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 January 1945
Place of death
Near Wissenbourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Gustave E. Oestrich (father)
Ida M. (Biedekapp) Oestrich (mother)
Dorothy M. Oestrich (sister)
Doris K. Oestrich (sister)
Robert C. Oestrich (brother)
Walter G. Oestrich (brother)
Carl W. Oestrich (brother)
Mabel C. Oestrich (sister)
Katharine M. Oestrich (sister)
Edna I. (Neer) Oestrich (wife)
Janet I. Oestrich (daughter)
Roger G. Oestrich (son)
Sandra L. Oestrich (daughter)

More information

Pvt Raymond E. Oestrich worked in the Liberty steam laundry before he enlisted in Binghamton, New York on 27 October 1943. He was sent overseas on 17 July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com– Jack Homer

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – R & S / Benny Jameson