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Eugene Raby Report-; ed Killed In Action In; Belgium on January 4Paratrooper Eugene M. Raby of i i Old Fort was killed in action in Belgium on January 4thf according to, word received from the war depart-•ment. ;He enlisted in the army in February, 1943, was accepted as a cadet; flyer, and sent to Rhode Island State College for nine months, j When Army Cadet training was dis-, continued he volunteered for theI ^! paratroopers and was sent to Eng-1 land in August, 1944.Pvt. Raby, one of McDowell , County’s promising young men, had a host of friends both in Old Fort and Marion. 1 :He graduated from Old Fort High school as valedictorian of his class in 1941. His engagement to Miss Sue Carver of Marion was announc-ied shortly before he left for over-•seas. .-j'-v-- —'■'+** — -jPvt. Raby is survived by his sis-1 ter, Mrs. H. C. Worley of Old Fort, j two brothers, and a grandmother.
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Marion Progress
Marion, North Carolina, US
Thu, Jan 25, 1945
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