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COMBS, Ray - Date of
birth
1 January 1924 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Denison, Grayson County, Texas -
Hometown
Denison, Grayson County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38434369 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Saarlautern, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Charles H. Combs (father)
Mollie B. (Baker) Combs (mother)
Lucy M. Combs (sister)
Ernest Combs (brother)
Anna B. Combs (sister)
Guy W. Combs (brother)
Charles H. Combs (brother)
Joe D. Combs (brother)
More information
Sgt Ray Combs was employed at the U.S. Engineers before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Baker Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Michael V Drachman, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Silvano Theunissen