Ray Beachler (1924 - 1945)

Born 1924 in Farmington, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Died 20 Oct 1945 at about age 21 in Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

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Biography

Purple Heart Medal

Ray was born in West Farmington, Trumbull County, Ohio in a time

Census Records

1930

District 13, Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio

Name: David Beachler [Dawid Beachler]

Birth Year: abt 1870

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: West Virginia

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Home in 1930: Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio

Map of Home: View Map

House Number in Cities or Towns: Apr 22

Dwelling Number: 19

Family Number: 101

Home Owned or Rented: Owned

Home Value: 4000

Lives on Farm: Yes

Age at First Marriage: 27

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: West Virginia

Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Farm

Industry: Gen Farm

Class of Worker: Working on own account

Employment: Yes

Household Members:

Name Age

• David Beachler 60
• Isabelle Beachler 42
• David Beachler 13
• Mary Beachler 11
• Ray Beachler 6 ^[1]

1940

Vienna, Vienna Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States

Roy [Ray] Beachler

Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Vienna, Vienna Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States

Gender: Male Age: 16 Marital Status: Single

Race (Original): White Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son

Birthplace: Ohio Birth Year (Estimated): 1924 Last Place of Residence: Brookfield, Trumbull, Ohio ^[2]

Household Gender Age Birthplace

• Head Bell Beachler F 59 West Virginia
• Son David Beachler M 25 Ohio
• Son Roy [Ray] Beachler M 16 Ohio^[3]

Military

Ray Beachler

Name (Original): BEACHLER RAY

Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 23 Mar 1943

Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Event Place: Cp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio, United States

Race: White Citizenship Status: citizen Birth Year: 1923 Birthplace: OHIO

Education Level: 4 years of high school

Civilian Occupation: Unskilled occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c.

Marital Status: Single, with dependents Military Rank: Private

Army Branch: No branch assignment Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Source Reference: Civil Life

Serial Number: 35054196 ^[4]

The following is from a memorial page on Fold3.^[5]

World War II

Rank: Sergeant, U.S. Army

Service Number:35054196

Awards:Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Regiment:745th Tank Battalion

Bronze Star

Death:Buried: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery

Margraten, Netherlands

Death: 20-Oct-45

Death Date: 20 Oct 1945 

Memorial Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery

Memorial Country: Margraten, Netherlands

Memorial Location: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea

Residence: State: Ohio

Find A Grave Memorial# 56296624

Srgt Ray Beachler

Birth: unknown Death: Oct. 20, 1945

Note: Entered the service from Ohio.

Burial:

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten Eijsden-Margraten Municipality Limburg, Netherlands ^[6]

To view the image of Sgt. Ray Beachler's name inscribed on the memorial in Limburg, Netherlands, click HERE. Note that this link will take you to the Find A Grave Memorial.

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: 1882; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 1073.0; FHL microfilm: 2341616
2. ↑ District: 78-85 Family Number: 412 Sheet Number and Letter: 21A Line Number: 36 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3158 Digital Folder Number: 005460687 Image Number: 00699
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWG4-8Y9 : accessed 14 Jun 2013), Bell Beachler, 1940.
4. ↑ Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923 Box Film Number: 08883.310 Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946 "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8Y8-4HC : accessed 25 March 2015), Ray Beachler, enlisted 23 Mar 1943, Cp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
5. ↑ http://www.fold3.com/page/529871802_ray_beachler/details/
6. ↑ Created by: CWGC/ABMC Record added: Aug 07, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 56296624 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56296624