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| Sgt. Chester Trawick served in the 29th Infantry Division during the Battle of Brest. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91841472/chester-ray-trawick https://echoesofawar.wordpress.com/tag/29th-infantry-division/ |
Chester Ray Trawick never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
Chester was born on February 27, 1920 in Arkansas. His parents Elmer and Ida were born in Tennessee and Arkansas, respectively. I think his mother died in the 1920s, because his father was married to another woman in the 1930's census. His father worked as a farmer. Ray had one younger brother and four younger sisters. By 1940 Chester had completed one year of high school and he was still living at home.
He was drafted into the army in October 1941. He became a sergeant in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. Sgt. Trawick was not with the 29th ID when it landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He did not get to Europe until August 1944.
By August, the 29th ID had fought its way out of Normandy and was sent west to participate in the assault on Brest. That assignment lasted from August 25 to September 18. Nearly 10,000 Americans were killed or wounded during these four weeks. Sgt. Trawick was killed in action on September 9, 1944 while the 116th IR was fighting near Kerguestoc.
His grave is at Holland Cemetery in Gravesville, Arkansas.
Last year on this date I profiled Bronze Star hero Emmett Alumbaugh, 104th Infantry Division. You can read about Emmett here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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