Raymond R. Rice

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/29/1944

Raymond R. Rice was born in Edwards County, Illinois in 1921. He enlisted in the Regular Army
for service in the Philippine Department, on September 26, 1940 at East St Louis, Illinois. His home of residence
was listed as Edwards County, Illinois and his civilian occupation was listed as Semiskilled Chauffeurs And
Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor. He had completed one year of High School and was single with
no dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

The date of his assignment to the 22nd Infantry is unknown but he was serving as a
Private with Company B 22nd Infantry at least by October 1941 as he is in a Company
photo taken at Fort Benning, Georgia during that time frame.

Private Raymond R. Rice

From a Company photograph of Company B 22nd Infantry circa June-October 1941

Courtesy of John and Gladys King

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal as a Technician 5th Grade in Company B,
in Headquarters 22nd Infantry Motorized General Orders No. 5,
dated June 8, 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

In the Morning Reports for Company B he is recorded as being reduced from the rank of Technician 5th Grade
to Private on April 11, 1944 at Newton Abbot, Devon, England.

He was a non-battle casualty in France from June 14 - June 17, 1944.

He was promoted to Sergeant on July 13, 1944.

Sergeant Rice was killed in action in France during Operation Cobra,
the breakout from Normandy, on July 29, 1944.

Decorations of Raymond R. Rice

Raymond R. Rice was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
La Cambe Cemetery, Isigny, France in Block AE Row 10 Grave 197 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot G Row 28 Grave 17

Grave marker for Raymond R. Rice

Photo by

John Tomawski

and

Andreia Lino

Top photo of Private Raymond R. Rice at Camp Gordon, Georgia from the webmaster's collection

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