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Personal info

Full name
MC NAMEE, Raymond T
Date of birth
20 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Suffolk County, New York

Military service

Service number
32526536
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Baesweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 6 8

Immediate family

Members
Michael A. Mc Namee (father)
Caroline (Braden) Mc Namee (mother)
Michael A. Mc Namee (brother)
Caroline A. McNamee (sister)

More information

Pfc Raymond T. Mc Namee was employed by the Kenwood Knitting Mills before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 12 October 1942. He was sent overseas in April 1943 and was already a veteran of the campaigns in North Africa and Sicily.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ralph Peeters, Rogér Hanckmann