Ray Traylor

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 11/24/1944

Ray Traylor was born in Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky on September 21, 1923.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by Wright Aeronautical Corporation
in Lockland, Ohio.

He was drafted into the Army on February 11, 1943 at Cincinnati, Ohio. His home of residence was listed
as Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio and his civilian occupation was listed as Semiskilled Filers, Grinders, Buffers,
And Polishers of Metal. He had completed grammar school and was married. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company C as a Sergeant from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 18, 1944.

Sergeant Traylor was killed in action in Germany during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
on November 24, 1944.

Ray Traylor was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Henri-Chapelle Cemetery, Eupen, Belgium and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Ohio.

Burial:
South Webster Cemetery
South Webster
Scioto County
Ohio

Grave marker for Ray Traylor

Photo by Stacy Vance from the Find A Grave website

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