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Personal info

Full name
BAER, Raymond F
Date of birth
27 December 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33146461
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck-Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 2 7

Immediate family

Members
Daniel Baer (father)
Samuel Baer (brother)
Mildred C. (Nicholson) Baer (wife)

More information

Cpl Raymond F. Baer enlisted in January 1942 and participated in the North African and Sicilian campaign.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.archives.gov, The Daily Courier / The Morning Herald, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Morning Herald