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2LT Ray William Shively

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2LT Ray William Shively Veteran

Birth
Starkweather, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA
Death
22 Dec 1944 (aged 30)
Neundorf, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
H, 440
Memorial ID
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2LT. Shively, Ray William
Service number: O-1182001 ( originally 19160143)

Age: 30
Born: Oct 8, 1914, Starkweather, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA
Hometown: Starkweather, North Dakota
Family:
Ralph David Shively (father)
Mariam Alice (nee Diehl) Shively (mother)
Doris Lavonne Shively (sister)

Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Function: Not available
Battalion: 434th Armored Field Artillery
Division: 7th Armored Division
Battery: A
Date of death: December 22, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Neundorf, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Last known duty: Chrombach, Belgium, (see other information section below)
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: H, 440
Cemetery:
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA

Date of enlistment: September 28, 1942, Los Angeles, California
Other information:
The following is taken from the 7th Armored Division Association website.
Shively, 2nd Lt. Ray W. (O-1 182 001) - Battery: A
Died: December 22, 1944 - observing "for tank destroyers and dismounted elements then south of the railroad at NEUNDORF", Belgium - Remains recovered from vicinity of Crombach, Belgium 814868 which is just north of the railroad cut due north of Crombach crossroads but also reported as 820871 which is "about .6 miles northwest of Neundorf, Belgium in a wooded area".
Last Duty Location: observing "for tank destroyers and dismounted elements then south of the railroad at NEUNDORF", Belgium - Remains recovered from vicinity of Crombach, Belgium 814868 which is just north of the railroad cut due north of Crombach crossroads but also reported as 820871 which is "about .6 miles northwest of Neundorf, Belgium in a wooded area" on December 22, 1944
MOS: unknown
Home State: CA
Buried at: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery; San Diego, CA H-440
Also with a memorial stone (not interred there) in the family lot of Trinity-Bergen Cemetery in Starkweather, ND. Memorial # 180652369
2LT. Shively, Ray William
Service number: O-1182001 ( originally 19160143)

Age: 30
Born: Oct 8, 1914, Starkweather, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA
Hometown: Starkweather, North Dakota
Family:
Ralph David Shively (father)
Mariam Alice (nee Diehl) Shively (mother)
Doris Lavonne Shively (sister)

Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Function: Not available
Battalion: 434th Armored Field Artillery
Division: 7th Armored Division
Battery: A
Date of death: December 22, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Neundorf, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Last known duty: Chrombach, Belgium, (see other information section below)
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: H, 440
Cemetery:
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA

Date of enlistment: September 28, 1942, Los Angeles, California
Other information:
The following is taken from the 7th Armored Division Association website.
Shively, 2nd Lt. Ray W. (O-1 182 001) - Battery: A
Died: December 22, 1944 - observing "for tank destroyers and dismounted elements then south of the railroad at NEUNDORF", Belgium - Remains recovered from vicinity of Crombach, Belgium 814868 which is just north of the railroad cut due north of Crombach crossroads but also reported as 820871 which is "about .6 miles northwest of Neundorf, Belgium in a wooded area".
Last Duty Location: observing "for tank destroyers and dismounted elements then south of the railroad at NEUNDORF", Belgium - Remains recovered from vicinity of Crombach, Belgium 814868 which is just north of the railroad cut due north of Crombach crossroads but also reported as 820871 which is "about .6 miles northwest of Neundorf, Belgium in a wooded area" on December 22, 1944
MOS: unknown
Home State: CA
Buried at: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery; San Diego, CA H-440
Also with a memorial stone (not interred there) in the family lot of Trinity-Bergen Cemetery in Starkweather, ND. Memorial # 180652369


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