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Personal info

Full name
BEACHAM, Ray Emory
Date of birth
12 April 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Barnesboro, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15316984
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
Near Han-sur-Nied, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 17 13

Immediate family

Members
Samuel T. Beacham (father)
Elva K. (Rainey) Beacham (mother)
Robert Beacham (brother)
Arlene Beacham (sister)
Donald R. Beacham (brother)
Elizabeth R. (Thomas) Beacham (wife)

More information

Pvt Ray E. Beacham attended high school for four years and worked at the Standard Oil Company in Akron, Ohio before he volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio on 29 July 1942.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Berkley Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy