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Personal info

Full name
RAIA, Charlie P
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Alabama
Hometown
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34810145
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Loiville in the vicinity of Coin-sur-Seille, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 26 35

Immediate family

Members
Tony Raia (father)
Joanna Raia (mother)
Jake Raia (brother)
Mary Raia (sister)
Tony Raia Jr. (brother)
Lucille Raia (sister)

More information

Charlie P. Raia worked as a mechanic.

He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 22 June 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: -, The Birmingham News - 27 April 1945