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SKINNER, Raymond Earl - Date of
birth
27 April 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Buchanan County, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37524546 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Assistant Driver -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 March 1945 - Place of
death
Landau in der Pfalz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 19 | 39 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert Skinner (father)
Dorthie M. (Bylski) Skinner (wife)
More information
T/5 Raymond E. Skinner was employed at the Armour & Company in St. Joseph before he enlisted in April 1943. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Dorthie M. Bylski, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com, www.newspapers.com – The Kansas City Times - 12 May 1945/St Joseph News Press - 10 April 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – The Kansas City Times - 12 May 1945