Braffitt, Raymond W.

Date of birth:: January 20th, 1918 (Newton/Massachusetts, United States)
Date of death:: September 17th, 1944 (near Champenoux/Meurthe-et-Moselle department, region Lorraine, France)
Buried on:: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Nationality:: American

Biography

First Lieutenant Raymond W. Braffitt is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold/Lorraine, France. Plot: C, Row: 22, Grave: 21.

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: S-2 Officer, 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army

For action performed in the period of 9 July 1944 to 17 September 1945 in France.

Posthumously awarded.
Headquarters, Third U.S. Army, General Orders No. 96 (1944).
Citation unavailable.

Legion of Merit - US Military

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: S-2 Officer, 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe", U.S. Army