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Personal info

Full name
HATALLA, Ray Paul
Date of birth
14 August 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36736389
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
29 October 1945
Place of death
Near Nancy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Mabel Hatalla (mother)

More information

S/Sgt Ray P. Hatalla was officially declared dead one year and one day after he was reported missing in action. At that time his unit was fighting in the vicinity of Nancy, France.
He is remembered at the Berlin Cemetery in Berlin, Sangamon County, Illinois.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - mrbtsn
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Frogman / mrbrtsn