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SUMPTER, Raymond Preston - Date of
birth
2 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Belle Plaine, Summer County, Kansas -
Hometown
Sumner County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20725918 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 May 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 41 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles E. Sumpter (father)
Josie J. (Seamon) Sumpter (mother)
Charles W. Sumpter (brother)
Frances L. Sumpter (sister)
Mary E. Sumpter (sister)
Pauline J. Sumpter (sister)
More information
Pfc Raymond P. Sumpter joined the National Guard in Wichita, Kansas on 23 December 1940. His family believes he lied about his age.He was guarding a work detail of German prisoners when he was overpowered and struck on the head. While en route to take to him to a hospital for treatment, the Germans transporting him were fearing reprisals from the American authorities for injuring an American soldier, and they decided to kill him and bury him instead.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Scott Watts, grand nephew - courtesy of Kathy McDermott