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DOWD, Raymond H - Date of
birth
15 April 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
New Haven County, Connecticut -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31336782 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 September 1944 - Place of
death
Reusel-de Mierden, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harold F. Dowd (father)
Mabel (Gerard) Dowd (mother)
Dorothy A. Dowd (sister)
More information
Raymond Dowd graduated from Hand High School with the class of 1942. He was active in sports, baseball, football and basketball, but it was in golf that he was able to outshine most of his classmates.He was sent overseas in June of 1944.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.ancestry.com