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BORRIES, Raymond August "Jake" - Date of
birth
4 February 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Teutopolis, Effingham County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36949930 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
4th Cavalry Group
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 17 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jacob Borries (father)
Elizabeth (Schoenhoff) Borries (mother)
Anthony Borries (brother)
Anna M. Borries (sister)
Gertrude Borries (sister)
More information
Pvt Raymond A. Borries graduated from Teutopolis Township High School in 1944. While in high school he worked saturdays and school breaks at Siemer Milling Company.He enlisted on 13 July 1944 and was sent overseas in December 1944.
Pvt Borries was wounded mortally when his armored car struck a land mine
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, A. Walston, Jane Ries, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com,
www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jane Ries - Effingham County Courthouse Museum