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PORTER, Raymond Earl - Date of
birth
30 September 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Claymont, Delaware County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Boothwyn, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33588979 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
81st Engineer Combat Battalion,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
Manhay, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 35 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Pearl L. (Moore) Porter (mother)
Robert E. Porter (brother)
Eugene Porter (brother)
More information
Sgt Raymond E. Porter graduated from Boothwyn High School in June 1942. He was employed by the Sun Oil Co.He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 2 March 1943.
Sgt Porter was reported wounded in action on 21 December 1944 and taken prisoner. He died in a German hospital.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://106thinfdivassn.org, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - Delaware County Daily Times
Photo source: Peter Schouteten