Raymond M Nordin

  Research Notes:

1. World War 2 - 18 Oct 1944 killed in action either on the 18 (tombstone) or the 20th (newspaper article);



- from findagrave post and obit for him (and his brother, Leroy)

- killed in action on 20 Oct 1944 (although tombstone records date of death as 18 Oct)
- He had served as a PVT in the infantry - his brother's post says that he belonged 99th Infantry Battalion (separate)in support of the 30th Infantry Divison in their assault on the Siegfried Line north of Aachen, Germany ... Raymond was Killed in Action on October 18, 1944 just north of Aachen in the town of Würselen, Germany.

- the Hoffman Tribune newspaper article says he was killed "...just 2 weeks after he engage in actual combat"

- this obit records that he is survived by mother, Mrs Minnie Nordin of Bertrum [Burtrum, abt 65 kms east of Alexandria]; three sisters, Mrs Ella Saunders of Los Angeles CA, Miss Florence Nordin of Minneapolis, Mrs Adelbert Lambrecht of Bertrum (Burtrum) MN; one brother, Pvt LeRoy M Nordin "...somewhere in Germany who was wounded in action sometime ago."


- service number, 37577197 (from, https://nara-media-001.s3.amazonaws.com/arcmedia/media/images/28/32/28-3162a.gif)



2. US WW 2 Army Enlistment Services (from Fold3.com)

- enlisted 13 Sep 1943 at Fort Snelling
- includes photo of gravestone


3. US Headstone Application for Military Veternans

- application made by brother, Le Roy Nordin
- service number, 37577197
- Private, Company A, 99th Infantry, 30 Division


4. General Reseach:

There are a number of websites that give a history of the 99th Infantry Battalion. Further research is needed to determine the movements of Raymond's platoon on the days preceding 18 Oct 1944

The following 3 are not inclusive:

a. from, Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99th_Infantry_Battalion_(United_States) )

- The 99th Infantry Battalion (separate) was a battalion of Norwegian-speaking soldiers in the US Army. Created in July 1942 at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, the battalion originally consisted of 1,001 soldiers.[1] The battalion was attached to the First Army; however, it was labeled "Separate" because it was not attached to a specific regiment.
- participated:
Normandy - June 22, 1944 '96 July 24, 1944
Northern France - June 25, 1944 '96 September 14, 1944
Rhineland (Würzlen - Aachen) - September 15, 1944 '96 December 16, 1944


b. from, The 99th Infantry Battalion (separate) website, http://www.99battalion.org/

- Roll of Honor
PvtRaymond MNordinA18-Oct-1944vic Wurselen, Germany
- 5 other soldiers were killed on the same day (roll of honor, 18 Oct 1944


- 18 Oct 1944
"Battalion maintained contact with 1st and 2nd Battalion of the 116th Inf Rgt and 18th Inf Rgt. The enemy counterattacked in the vicinity of Haarenheidchen (south of Wuselen) with five tanks and approximately 100 infantrymen but no ground was lost. Six POWs were taken. The following casualties were sustained by the battalion: One enlisted man killed, two officers and fifth teen enlisted man wounded. "


c. from, http://www.militaryvetshop.com/History/99thInfantryBn.html

d. from, http://www.mnmilitarymuseum.org/files/5613/2261/5287/99th_Infantry_Battalion_Sep.pdf

On 14 October the Battalion was
attached to the 30th Infantry Division and saw some of it's heaviest fighting of the war attacking
Wurselen, Germany. Its mission was to cut the German escape route out of Aachen. ⁷⁰¹⁰

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military Service, 1943-1944, 1943-1944, Minnesota, United States. ^{7029,7030,7031,7032} Raymond enlisted in the US Army 13 Sept 1943 at Fort Snelling, MN.

He was killed in action on 20 Oct 1944 in Germany. He had served as a PVT in the infantry (