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name
BOST, Ray - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38603861 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Seingbouse, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 25 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jesse J. Bost (father)
Pearl E.(Summers) Bost (mother)
John A. McCoy (stepfather)
Enfie A. Bost (sister)
Thomas N. Bost (brother)
Farrell Bost (sister)
Millard McCoy (half-brother)
Hurley McCoy (half-brother)
Wilburn McCoy (half-brother)
Oma McCoy (half-sister)
John McCoy (half-brother)
A.D McCoy (half-brother
Louis McCoy (half brother)
William H. McCoy (half-brother)
Freda Bost (wife)
Joeal Bost (son)
More information
Pfc Ray Bost worked on a farm before he enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 25 February 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Katherine Klimoski