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Personal info

Full name
BALL, Ray Lovon
Date of birth
21 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Braxton County, West Virginia
Hometown
Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35760635
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1944
Place of death
Koenigsmacker, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 21 6

Immediate family

Members
William W. Ball (father)
Iva S. Ball (mother)
Shermon E. Ball (brother)
Reva E. Ball (sister)
Harold S. Ball (brother)
Aubrey W. Ball (brother)
Charles L. Ball (brother)
Rex L. Ball (brother)
Pauline E. Ball (sister)

More information

Sgt Ray L. Ball was a driver before he enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 30 August 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census U.S. / WWII Young American Patriots / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.ancestry.com – WWII Young American Patriots