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RALEIGH, Herman Edward Jr - Date of
birth
26 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Centre, Marion County, Kansas -
Hometown
Centre, Marion County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37750971 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Tambach-Dietharz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 10 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herman E. Raleigh (father)
Grace M. (Harding) Raleigh (mother)
Aloha Raleigh (sister)
William H. Raleigh (brother)
Lulu M. Raleigh (sister)
Alberta F. Raleigh (sister)
More information
Pfc Herman E. Raleigh worked at Raleigh Dairy before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 28 April 1944. He was sent overseas 28 August 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, Shelley Plett, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / Hicks-Turnage-Riley_Powell Family Tree / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Shelley Plett