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Personal info

Full name
BARDSLEY, Raymond Arthur
Date of birth
31 December 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Essex County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31030074
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
46th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
Brandenberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 8 13

Immediate family

Members
George A. Bardsley (father)
Alice C. Bardsley (mother)
Harry D. Bardsley (brother)
Wallace Bardsley (brother)
George C. Bardsley (brother)
Kenneth W. Bardsley (brother)
Howard L. Bardsley (brother)
Ruth M. Bardsley (sister)

More information

The 46th Armored Infantry Battalion killed 75 enemy personnel before it was forced to withdraw at 1500. However, no ground was lost as elements of the 4th Division took over.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young men, www.5ad.org,

Photo source: Jac Engels, Bardsley Family - David Beckwith