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BELCHER, Ray Velton - Date of
birth
5 November 1907 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia -
Hometown
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35461082 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Ammunition Handler -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
4 September 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 24 | 43 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward H. Belcher (father)
Mary E. Belcher (mother)
Ula V. Belcher (sister)
Georgia E. Belcher (sister)
Carrie M. Belcher (sister)
Howard W. Belcher (brother)
Golden E. Belcher (sister)
William M. Belcher (brother)
Ruby F. Belcher (sister)
Thelma W. (Rogers) Belcher (wife)
More information
Pfc Ray V. Belcher had a post graduate degree and worked at roger Grocery & Baking Companybefore he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 6 June 1942.
At the time of his death, I Company was engaged in the fighting in the vicinity of Montauville, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, U.S. School Year books / Rogers Martin Mann Family Tree / www.80thDivision.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy