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Personal info

Full name
LANGFORD, Rayburn L
Date of birth
23 May 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Cross Roads, Monroe County, Arkansas
Hometown
Pulaski County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
O-1825138
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 3 8

Immediate family

Members
Wilbert L. Langford (father)
Mary E. (Wesson) Langford (mother)
Winona Langford (sister)
Dean Langford (sister)

Source of information: Tom Verheijden, Luc van der Sterren, Veerle Meijers, www.wwiimemorial.com

Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Veerle Meijers