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Personal info

Full name
RAINES, Ralph Clark
Date of birth
6 November 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Nimrod, Wadena County, Minnesota
Hometown
Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37592651
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wickeswihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 41 12

Immediate family

Members
Elmer W. Raines (father)
Mary F. (Williams) Raines (mother)
Clifford E. Raines (brother)
Harvey H. Raines (brother)
Frances O. Raines (sister)
Alzetta I. Raines (sister)
Marion L. Raines (half-sister)
Clifford V. Raines (half-brother)
Mary E. Raines (half-sister)
Irene H. (Erickson) Raines (wife)
Mary J. Raines (daughter)
Gerald D. Raines (son)

More information

Pfc Ralph C. Raines was a construction machine operator employed by the City of Brainerd.

He enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 6 March 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire in the head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy