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BARKEY, Raymond Otis - Date of
birth
4 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Roselawn, Newton County, Indiana -
Hometown
Newton County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35139764 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
6 October 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
John P. Barkey (father)
Martha E. (Kerlinska) Barkey (mother)
Mildred Barkey (sister)
John M. Barkey (brother)
Mervin F. Barkey (brother)
More information
Pvt Raymond O. Barkey graduated from Lowell High School with the class of 1942. He participated in sports and joined the band in his senior year.He enlisted on 31 March 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was rported wounded in action on 6 June 1944 and returned to duty on 18 June 1944.
Pvt Barkey was reported wounded in action on 6 October 1944 and died in a hospital in The Netherlands later that day.
His brother, T/Sgt Mervin Barkey, was a gunner-engineer on a B-24 bomber and was reported missing in action after a raid over German territory in February 1944. Later he was reported to be a prisoner of war in Germany.
Pvt Barkey initially buried at th Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1940 census / Headstone and Interment Record / Birth Certificate / Lowell High School yearbook 1942, www.newspapers.com - Lafayette Jouranl and Courier / The Munster Times
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Lowell High School yearbook 1942