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CANNAVAN, Raymond Smith - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11108108 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th 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
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
Dieblich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 32 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frances H. Cannavan (mother)
More information
Pfc Raymond S. Cannavan attended high school for four years before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 12 November 1943 and he went overseas in October 1944.He is also remembered at the Clarksburg Cemetery in Clarksburg, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Massachusetts Birth Index, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com - Grave Seeker, www.newspapers.com - The North Adams Transcript 27 April 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The North Adams Transcript 27 April 1945, www.findagrave.com - Grave Seeker