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personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead
virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission
part-i-personal-data
first-name: Geanie
middle-name: Clay
last-name: Rakes
suffix:
home-address: Elliston, Va
county: Montgomery
birthplace: Montgomery county
date-of-birth: 1925-06-20
race: White
sex: Male
height-ft: 5
height-ins: 7
weight-lbs: 150
marital-status: Single
wife-maiden-name-or-husband
first-name:
middle-name:
last-name:
suffix:
place-of-marriage:
date-of-marriage:
children-1:
date-of-birth-1:
children-2:
date-of-birth-2:
children-3:
date-of-birth-3:
children-4:
date-of-birth-4:
education
elementary-years: 7th
high-school-years:
college-years:
other:
degrees:
occupation: Farming
religious-affiliation:
citizen-of-what-nation: United States
father-s-name
first-name: Matt
middle-name: Clayhorn
last-name: Rakes
suffix:
mother-s-maiden-name
first-name: Cara
middle-name: May
last-name: Allen
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part-ii-military-record
means-of-entry: Inducted
date-of-entry: 1943-09-03
place-of-entry: Roanoke, Va
rank-at-entry: Put
first-served: Infantry
branch-of-service: Army
service-number: A.S.N. 33 655 968
previous-military-education-training-and-service:
trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states
camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky
promoted
from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Put - P.J.C
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information-about-overseas-service:
citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: Service medals, Expert machine gun and rifle sharp shooter pistol Good conduct metal
circumstances-of-death: Killed in Action
area-of-place-of-death: France
date-of-death: 1944-07-08
any-other-details-known: He was killed 20 miles south east of Cherbourg France.
photograph: No
next-of-kin
prefix:
first-name: Matt
middle-name: Clayhorn
last-name: Rakes
suffix:
address: Ellinton, Va
relationship: Father
people-supplying-this-information
prefix:
first-name: Matt
middle-name: Clayhorn
last-name: Rakes
suffix:
address: Ellinton, Va
people-submitting-this-information
prefix:
first-name: Ada
middle-name: Dorothy
last-name: Rakes
suffix:
address: Ellinton, Va