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MAANUM, Raymond Leonard - Date of
birth
7 November 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Pope County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Swift County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37300839 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dürboslar-Siersdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Olaus Karl Maanum (father)
Anna (Olsen) Maanum (mother)
Conrad R. Maanum (brother)
John Maanum (brother)
Harold T. Maanum (brother)
Orvel Maanum (brother)
Kenneth Maanum (brother)
John O. Maanum (brother)
More information
Sgt Raymond L. Maanum enlisted in August 1942 and was sent overseas in September 1944 where joined his unit from a replacement depot on 12 October 1944.His brother, 2nd Lt John Maanum, was reported seriously wounded in action in France.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, Ironwood Daily Globe
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Joek Hulsmann