Sgt John Wesley Raper Jr.

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Sgt John Wesley Raper Jr.

Birth
Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas, USA
Death
12 Sep 1943 (aged 25)
Burial
Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Sgt. John Wesley Raper, Jr. was killed in action in the North Africa area. The telegram received at his wife's home on 5 October 1943

Sgt. Raper was a former member of Battery "F", 131st F.A. Camp Bowie, later transferred to Battery "C" 131st 36th Division and was made a mess sergeant. The 36th Division was stationed at Camp Edwards, Boston, Mass., and later the Division went to North Africa last spring. Memorial services were held for Sgt. Raper at the Church of Christ in Jacksboro officiated by the local minister, E.H. Masters. The Mineral Wells Index October 7, 1943front page

Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 20814108
Sgt. John Wesley Raper, Jr. was killed in action in the North Africa area. The telegram received at his wife's home on 5 October 1943

Sgt. Raper was a former member of Battery "F", 131st F.A. Camp Bowie, later transferred to Battery "C" 131st 36th Division and was made a mess sergeant. The 36th Division was stationed at Camp Edwards, Boston, Mass., and later the Division went to North Africa last spring. Memorial services were held for Sgt. Raper at the Church of Christ in Jacksboro officiated by the local minister, E.H. Masters. The Mineral Wells Index October 7, 1943front page

Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 20814108

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JOHN W RAPER
TEXAS
TEC 4 131 FIELD ARTY
36 INF DIV
WORLD WAR II
JAN 1 1918 SEPT 12 1943

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Married Lillie Belle Helvey - April 20, 1939

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