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Personal info

Full name
TYREE, Raymond Poleen
Date of birth
5 October 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Amherst, Rock Bridge County, Virginia
Hometown
South River, Rock Bridge County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33529758
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Clemery, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 25 48

Immediate family

Members
Philander P. Tyree (father)
Julia E. (Sorrells) Tyree (mother)
Archie L. Tyree (brother)
Mary E. Tyree (sister)
Virginia D. Tyree (sister)
Rose L. Tyree (sister)
Polly A. Tyree (sister)
Zella F. Tyree (sister)

More information

Pfc Raymond P. Tyree worked on the family farm before he enlisted in Roanoke, Virginia on 5 January 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Virginia Birth Records / Clark Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Emmanuel Vincent