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Personal info

Full name
KALVICH, Raymond H
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Coal Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33470570
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 October 1944
Place of death
Zundert, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 11 34

Immediate family

Members
John Kalvich (father)
Anna Kalvich (mother)
Lawrence Kalvich (brother)

More information

Pvt Raymond H. Kalvich attended schools in Coal Township and worked at a service station prior to moving to Philadelphia in 1942. There, he was employed by Westinghouse Merchant Marine.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 24 November 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Shamokin News Dispatch 20 November 1944