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PFC Roger William Raih

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PFC Roger William Raih Veteran

Birth
Death
1 Apr 1968 (aged 20)
Quảng Trị, Vietnam
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.1039676, Longitude: -87.6780816
Plot
T-39-1-5
Memorial ID
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ROGER W. RAIH

Civilian funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First
Reformed United Church of Christ, Manitowoc, for Pfc. Roger William Raih, 20,
who died of wounds received in a United States forward base camp in Vietnam
April 1. The Rev. T.P. Crusius will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc. The civlian (sic) rites are being conducted instead of a
military funeral at the request of the serviceman's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William E. Raih, of 2609 Meadow Ln., Manitowoc.
Pfc. Raih had been with Co. A. Eighth Engineers battalion, First Calvary Division-
Air Mobile. He had been in services since September, 1967, and had been in Vietnam
about a month when he died.
He is survived by his parents, a sister (Private); maternal grandfather, John
Ludwig, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. William Raih, of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Sunday until
Monday noon and then at the church until time of services. Memorials may be made
to the church. The casket will not be opened.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, April 12, 1968 P.20
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[d. 04-01-1968/age 20 yrs./bur. on William E. and Erna Raih lot]
ROGER W. RAIH

Civilian funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First
Reformed United Church of Christ, Manitowoc, for Pfc. Roger William Raih, 20,
who died of wounds received in a United States forward base camp in Vietnam
April 1. The Rev. T.P. Crusius will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc. The civlian (sic) rites are being conducted instead of a
military funeral at the request of the serviceman's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William E. Raih, of 2609 Meadow Ln., Manitowoc.
Pfc. Raih had been with Co. A. Eighth Engineers battalion, First Calvary Division-
Air Mobile. He had been in services since September, 1967, and had been in Vietnam
about a month when he died.
He is survived by his parents, a sister (Private); maternal grandfather, John
Ludwig, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. William Raih, of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Sunday until
Monday noon and then at the church until time of services. Memorials may be made
to the church. The casket will not be opened.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, April 12, 1968 P.20
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[d. 04-01-1968/age 20 yrs./bur. on William E. and Erna Raih lot]

Inscription

Wisconsin/PFC Co. A 8 Eng./1 Cal. Div/1947-1968/killed in Vietnam



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  • Created by: Kent Salomon
  • Added: Aug 11, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95217072/roger_william-raih: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Roger William Raih (31 Aug 1947–1 Apr 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95217072, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).