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KAPPES, Raymond Charles - Date of
birth
20 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois -
Hometown
Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36611544 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
19th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
Lohr am Main, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 42 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William Kappes (father)
Louise E. (Reinhart) Kappes (mother)
Mary H. Kappes (sister)
George W. Kappes (brother)
Margaret L. Kappes (sister)
Mildred Kappes (sister)
William P. Kappes (brother)
More information
Pvt Raymond C. Kappes enlisted in the fall of 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Blaney Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – J Vogel, http://14thad.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – J Vogel