Raymond G Schmitz

Raymond Schmitz was born on June 19, 1919 in Illinois, United States. His parents were Michael Schmitz and Ida Schmitz (Pestka). He was a First Lieutenant, U.S. Army.

He died on September 22, 1944 in Veghel, Veghel Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands during WWII (Operation Market Garden) and was buried in Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Plot K Row 18 Grave 17, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 17 2019, 5:20:00 UTC
• Residence: 031, 1, USA
  • Reference: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment - SmartCopy: Dec 17 2019, 8:43:26 UTC
• Residence: 1940 - 1108 Washington Street, Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
• Race: White
  • Reference: 1940 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy: Dec 17 2019, 8:44:13 UTC
• Residence: 1930 - Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
• Race: White
  • Reference: 1930 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy: Dec 17 2019, 8:45:16 UTC

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This is a memorial inscription. Raymond Schmitz is buried in the Netherlands. See memorial #56303592. Operation Market Garden was an unsuccessful World War II military operation fought in the Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944, planned and predominantly led by the British Army. Its objective was to seize a series of nine bridges that could have provided an Allied invasion route into Germany. Airborne and land forces succeeded in the liberation of the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and Nijmegen, but at the Battle of Arnhem were defeated in their attempt to secure the last bridge, over the Rhine.

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