Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Raymond August Avery.
Unit/Placed in, 158th Infantry Regiment.
Raymond is born approx. on 22 May 1911 in Ray, North Dakota.
Father, Frank E. Avery.
Mother, Elizabeth J. (Dahmen) Avery.
Sister(s), Estella C. Margaret M. Irene M. Loretta C. Alvina G. and Lorraine M. Avery.
Brother(s), Leonard P. Herbert J. Francis A. Joseph and Walter F. Avery.
Raymond enlisted the service in North Dakota with service number # 37312153.
Raymond was KIA near Amlang, Philippines on the Damortis-Rosario road on 19 Jan. 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Ship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Raymond is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
