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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, Carla Mans, 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, Arkansas Gazette - 31 December 1944