Raymond Domz
Private First Class, U.S. Army
42081517
134th Infantry Regiment
35th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: New Jersey
Died: November 14, 1944
Buried at: Plot J, Row 43, Grave 16
Lorraine American Cemetery
St. Avold, France
Awards: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Introduction
Private First Class Raymond Domz, age 32, of Madison Avenue in Magnolia NJ, was killed in action while serving with the 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division on November 14, 1944.
Raymond Domz owned and operated, with his wife Helen, Ray’s Quality Market on Evesham Road in Magnolia for eight years. He had worked for a chain store in Magnolia prior to going into business for himself. When he was drafted, he was forced to sell his business, and he entered the Army on December 27, 1943.
Going overseas with his division in May 1944, PFC Domz was wounded in October 1944 in the fighting that took place after the capture of Nancy, France. He returned to his unit in time for the Saar offensive, that began on November 8, 1944. He was killed in action on the sixth day of the offensive.