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BEETS, Ray Kyle - Date of
birth
2 February 1926 -
Age
18 -
Place of birth
Bean Station, Grainger County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34986931 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
398th Infantry Regiment,
100th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bitche, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 24 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry E. Beets (father)
May E. Beets (mother)
Henry P. Beets (brother)
Richard H. Beets (brother)
Robert C. Beets (brother)
Billie P. Beets (brother)
More information
Pvt Ray K. Beets attended 2 years of high school before he enlisted on 7 April 1944 in Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
Source of information: Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – World War II Army Enlistment Records / Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, ‘History of the 398th Infantry Regiment’
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - KristalCarter, etvma.org