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Personal info

Full name
GIEDRIS, Raymond J
Date of birth
1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York
Hometown
Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York

Military service

Service number
6974363
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
385th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 17 5

Immediate family

Members
William Giedris (father)
Julia Giedris (mother)
Chester Giedris (brother)
Anna Giedris (sister)
Walter Giedris (brother)
Julian Giedris (brother)

More information

T/Sgt Raymond J. Giedris enlisted in Asbury Park, New Jersey on 21 March 1939.

All the Giedris brothers were in military service during WWII.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Jackie Giedris Chontos (niece), www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Jackie Giedris Chontos