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Ray C Bybee
Killed in Action
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Serial number
35091558
Birth year
1923
State of enlistment
INDIANA
Rank
Sgt
Unit
147th Engineer Combat Battalion, Company B
Date of death
1944-06-06
Location
Omaha Beach
The story
Sgt Ray Bybee was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with Company B, 147th Engineer Combat Battalion.
This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.
Source: NARA
The battlefield
Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.
Historical evidence
Morning Report
1944-06-06 · 1 page
Military details
Enlistment date
1943-02-08
Coordinates
49.370632, -0.874652 (sector estimate)
MR date reported
1944-06-06
MR page
5
Confidence level
Estimated (sector-level)
Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series
"Morning Reports, 1940-1946"
Nearby casualties
Same company (147ENG-B), 1944-06-06 — 17 other soldiers lost that day
Orvil E Voyles
PFC
KIA
56 m
Clarence J Gerber
T/4
MIA
85 m
Warren E Koontz
Cpl
KIA
107 m
William E Wade
Pvt
KIA
112 m
Elmer J Matta
Sgt
KIA
120 m
Francis L Payne
Pvt
MIA
140 m
J R Harrison
1Lt
KIA
150 m
Earl G Ford
S/Sgt
MIA
155 m
Maurice E Crabtree
Sgt
KIA
164 m
+ 8 more from this company that day
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