Name:
Raymond Durkan
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
31288383
Unit:
50th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-05
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
G
Row:
10
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Raymond Michael Durkan was born on January 15, 1925, in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He served in HQ Company, 50th Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was one of the 75 soldiers killed during the liberation of Plabennec and Plouvien, France. PFC Durkan is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.