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Personal info

Full name
POPPLE, Ray E
Date of birth
8 November 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
West Sparta, Livingston County, New York
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36905322
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
31 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 19 14

Immediate family

Members
Roy M. Popple (father)
Sarah (Walker) Popple (mother)
Emma E. Popple (sister)
Rosemary M. (Provino) Popple (wife)

More information

Pvt Ray E. Popple was employed at NWXT Railway Express.
He enlisted on 20 June 1944.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten