Raymond H. Conner

  • ASN:
    18013477
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    January 22, 1920
  • DATE OF DEATH
    November 1, 1971
FULL NAME:

Raymond H. Conner

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

18013477

  • DATE OF BIRTH: January 22, 1920
  • DATE OF DEATH: November 1, 1971
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Corpus Christi, Nueves County, Texas

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    October 23, 1940
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Fort Sam Houston, Texas
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    2nd Engineer Combat Battalion
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company A
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Technician Fifth Grade (T/5)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Jeep Driver
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

HONORED BY:

Carol Vogel, Daughter

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name:
Raymond H Conner

Army Serial Number:
18013477

Enlistment Place:
Ft Sam Houston Texas

Enlistment Date:
23 Oct 1940

Army Branch:
Corps of Engineers

Branch:
Army

Race or Ethnicity:
White

Residence:
Nueces County, Texas

Enlistment Term:
Three year enlistment

Source of Army Personnel:
Civil Life

Army Component:
Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)

Level of Education:
1 year of high school

Occupation:
Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor

Marital Status:
Single, without dependents

Birth Date:
1920

Birth Place:
Texas

Source Box Number:
0266

Source Film Reel Number:
2.123

Conflict Period:
World War II

Served for:
United States of America

ARTICLES

T/5 Raymond H. Conner – Company A, 2nd Eng. Combat Bn.

We are pleased to present you the story of this wonderful M1 helmet with the insignia of the 2nd Infantry Division! This helmet was found in France several years ago and was purchased by a French historian, Tony Brentot. After a few years of intense research, Tony uncovered the unique story of the helmet and its original owner, T/5 Raymond H. Conner, a member of Company A, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. Raymond H. Conner was born on January 22, 1920 in Corpus Christi, Nueves County, Texas. His parents owned the family farm. After a first year spent in high school Raymond decided to join the Army. Raymond enlisted on October 23, 1940 and he was sent to Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, where he was assigned to Company A, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On June 7, 1944, after almost three years and six months of intensive training, field maneuvers and preparations, Raymond, now…

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