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RAYBURN, Roger Joseph - Date of
birth
3 January 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio -
Hometown
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34307229 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
26 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Haguenau, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 12 | 35 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph P. Rayburn (father)
Catherine (Farrell) Rayburn (mother)
Martha Rayburn (sister)
Edna A. (MacLean) Rayburn (wife)
More information
Cpl Robert J. Rayburn attended college for one year and was employed by the Duke Power Company before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 15 June 1942. He was sent overseas in April 1944.He was reported wounded in action in Haguenau on 24 January 1945 and died of his wounds on 26 January 1945.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Ring Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman / Tom Riece
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Charlotte Observer 10 February 1945