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RAFTERY, John Edward Jr - Date of
birth
19 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana -
Hometown
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13099398 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
2 November 1944 - Place of
death
Belgian Hospital
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 10 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
John E. Raftery (father)
Sadie Raftery (mother)
Juanita Raftery (wife)
More information
Cpl John E. Raftery Jr. attended one year of college education and later on worked as an unskilled laborer in the automobiles manufacture industry.enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11 August 1942.
On 20 October 1944 Cpl Raftery was reported wounded in action in the western outskirts of Aachen and was transported to a Belgian hospital. On 2 November 1944, he died of his wounds. Cpl Raftery's wife, Juanita, had a memorial service arranged for her husband in the hospital where he died.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Rick Demas, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.heroesforever.nl/John%20E%20Raftery.htm
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Rick Demas, www.findagrave.com - Davy Hermans