Raymond Albert Shoemaker, II
Sergeant
C CO, 1ST BN, 26TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Findlay, Ohio
May 18, 1946 to November 06, 1969
RAYMOND A SHOEMAKER II is on the Wall at Panel W16, Line 41

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Army. Pfc. Raymond A. Shoemaker II, 22, whose parents live at 905 W. Elm, has been assigned to the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam as a rifleman. His wife, Mary, lives at Rt. 5. Findlay.
The Lima News, Lima, Ohio, 01 Jun 1969, Sunday, Page 25


Sgt. Raymond A. Shoemaker II, husband of Mrs. Mary A. Shoemaker. Rt. 1, Alton., He died not as a result ef hostile action.
The Daily Advocate, Greenville, Ohio, 11 Nov 1969, Tuesday, Page 2


"Charles B. Roller Jr., was in the 1st, 26th, 1st Inf Div. The Blue Spaders. He was not in the 1st, 16th, 1st Inf Div. I helped put him on the helicopter that took him out of the field. He passed away later." [Dick Lee, Unit member, afternoon of 1 June 2022]

"SGT Raymond Shoemaker from Ohio was killed at the same time. They were both setting up a mechanical ambush when the claymores went off. This all happened at dusk. I don't believe Chuck made it thru the night." [Dick Lee, Unit member, evening of 1 June 2022]


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SGT Raymond Albert Shoemaker, II, in Vietnam, date unknown


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Findlay Ohio Memorial Park


SGT Raymond Albert Shoemaker was survived by his wife Mary Alice (Poole) Shoemaker Johnson Buck (1947-2020), mother Geannie M Shoemaker (1922-2001), father Raymond Albert Shoemaker (1922-1991), and siblings Jeffery, Joseph, Richard.

Raymond is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio along with his wife Mary who is with her third husband. His parents are inurned in Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Lima, Allen County, Ohio.

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- - The Virtual Wall, 2 June 2022

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