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GRIFFIN, Raymond Sutherland - Date of
birth
22 September 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Wheeler, Prentiss County, Missisippi -
Hometown
Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34476524 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
28 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
James M. Griffin (father)
Nancy J. (Hamilton) Griffin (mother)
Bettie M. Griffin (sister)
Bessie L. Griffin (sister)
Dorothy E. (Johnson) Griffin (wife)
More information
Pfc Raymond S. Griffin enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 2 November 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, www.newspapers.com - The Delta Democrat-Times 26 March 1945,
After action report 60th Armored Infantry Battalion
Photo source: Peter Schouteten