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Personal info

Full name
PRINCIPE, Raymond E
Date of birth
25 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36813343
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rimschweiler-Zweibrücken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
F 3 20

Immediate family

Members
Giorgio Principe (father)
Louise (Giordana) Principe (mother)
Angeline Principe (sister)
Adeline Principe (sister)
Maria Principe (sister)
Anna Principe (sister)
Ann C. Principe (sister)
Dominic F. Principe (brother)
Elizabeth Principe (sister)
Michael A. Principe (brother)
William Principe (brother)
Virginia L. Principe (sister)

More information

T/5 Raymond E. Principe was a plumber prentice, employed by William Yanny when he enlisted on 30 June 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.Newspapers.com – Kenosha News