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Raybuck, Donald Eugene

Date of birth:
January 13th, 1918 (Beechwood/Pennsylvania, United States)
Service number:
33 017 503
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Donald Raybuck entered service at Altoona, Pennsylvania on May 3rd, 1941. He served in the European Theatre from June 12th, 1944 until November 6th, 1945 as Technician 5th Grade with Company C, 610th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He was honorably discharged on November 18th, 1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade (T-5)
Unit:
Company C, 610th Tank Destroyer Battalion, VII Corps, Third Army, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944
Awarded for a wound received in France on September 13th, 1944.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1945
Awarded with five bronze campaign stars (or shown as one silver campaign star) for the campaigns "NORMANDY", "NORTHERN FRANCE", "RHINELAND", "ARDENNES" and "CENTRAL EUROPE".

General Orders No. 33 & No. 40, War Department (1945).
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade (T-5)
Awarded on:
November 18th, 1945
Honorable Service Lapel Button / Honorable Discharge Emblem
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded with clasps "RIFLE" (1942) and "MACHINE GUN" (1943).
Marksman Badge

Sources

  • - Enlisted Record and Report of Separation, Honorable Discharge

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