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VIEBEY, Raymond Henry - Date of
birth
25 February 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31251635 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
20th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 March 1945 - Place of
death
Landau in der Pfalz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry T. Viebey (father)
Elizabeth M. (Radigan) Viebey (mother)
Charles T. Viebey (brother)
Vincent J. Viebey (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Raymond H. Viebey graduated from Thomas H. Patterson School before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 23 November 1942. He was sent overseas in September 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his face.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Vander Schaaf Wallace Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com, www.newspapers.com – Hartford Courant 7 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery