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Personal info

Full name
RUFF, Raymond Herbert
Date of birth
21 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36572202
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy-Gérardmer, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 19 72

Immediate family

Members
Edwin H. Ruff (father)
Henrietta (Reichle) Ruff (mother)
Walter Ruff (brother)
Marion Ruff (sister)
Arthur H. Ruff (brother)

More information

Pfc Raymond H. Ruff attended high school for three years and was employed by Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the back.

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