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KELLY, Raymond P - Date of
birth
28 May 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36879533 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Assistant Gunner -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
67th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Puffendorf, some miles south east of Geilenkirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Peter P. Kelly (father)
Florence L.L. (Buehner) Kelly (mother)
Florence M.M. Kelly (sister)
Marie Kelly (sister)
Patricia Kelly (sister)
More information
Raymond Kelly graduated from St. Anthony High School. He studied to become a priest at the Sacred Heart Seminary.He enlisted in September 1943 and was overseas for six months when he was killed.
After six hours of heavy fighting, his tank was knocked out by a direct hit. The crew was blown to pieces. The remains of Pvt Kelly were not found.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / 1940 Census
Photo source: Ben Savelkoul, Book:"D-Day in Zuid-Limburg: Dagboek van het Zuiden", via Frank Gubbels, The Detroit News - 8 December 1944