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SLOAN, Ray Iley - Date of
birth
6 April 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Hardin County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Henderson County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34185036 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
741st Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
29 September 1944 - Place of
death
Heckhuscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
More information
Ray I. Sloan enlisted 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 8 January 1942.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 741st Tank Battalion
Photo source: Astrid van Erp