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Personal info

Full name
PORTER, Raymond E
Date of birth
10 april 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
North Shore, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33716272
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
In or near Louftemont, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 11 69

Immediate family

Members
Leland B. Porter (father)
Emma M. (McCreery) Porter (mother)
Naomi C. Porter (sister)
Leland Porter (brother)
Violet R. Porter (sister)
Mildred Porter (sister)
Leroy Porter (brother)
Lawrence E. Porter (brother)
George B. Porter (brother)
Alma M. (Schultz) Porter (wife)
Larena M. Porter (daughter)
Catherine M. Porter (daughter)

More information

Pfc Raymond E. Porter was married to Alma M. Schultz on 1 March 1935.

He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 14 January 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966, www.fold3.com - Pennsylvania, WWII Draft Registration Cards

Photo source: Peter Schouteten