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Personal info

Full name
RAUDEBAUGH, James W
Date of birth
7 January 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Hometown
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35074141
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
The bridgehead at the Sauer River crossing, north of Echternach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 12 10

Immediate family

Members
Warren B. Raudebaugh (father)
Alice H. Raudebaugh (mother)
Robert Raudebaugh (brother)
David Raudebaugh (brother)

More information

Pfc James W. Raudebaugh graduated from Stivers High School and was employed at the National Cash Register Company.

He enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, on 19 March 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Dayton Daily News - 26 June 1944