Raymond S. Starnes
Rank: Private First Class, U.S. Army
Unit: Company E, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team
Hometown: Camden, New Jersey
Born: 1931
Died: , Killed in Action, North Korea
Burial: Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, New Jersey
Awards: Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal
Private First Class Raymond S. Starnes was born in Camden, NJ in 1931, the son of Mrs. Anna M. Murphy. He was known to friends and family as “Jack.” He was a graduate of Holy Name parochial school and attended Burrough Junior High School for one year. Starnes enlisted in the Army on August 1, 1950, completed basic training at Fort Meade, MD, and landed in Korea on March 25, 1951. He was a member of Company E, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, serving as a tank gunner. Private First Class Starnes was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Chinhyon-ni, North Korea on July 25, 1951. He was survived by his mother, Mrs. Anna M. Murphy, of 938 Howard Street, Camden, NJ.
Pfc. R. S. Starnes Rites Wednesday
Camden Courier-Post —
Requiem high Mass for Pfc. Raymond S. “Jack” Starnes, 19, will be celebrated Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the Holy Name R. C. Church. Relatives and friends will meet at 8 a.m. in the residence, 938 Howard street, where friends may call tonight. Burial will be in the National cemetery, Beverly.
The soldier was killed in action in Korea July 25. A tank gunner with the Third Cavalry Division, Starnes enlisted Aug. 1, 1950, took his basic training at Ft. Meade, Md., and landed in Korea March 25, 1951.
He was a graduate of the Holy Name parochial school and attended Burrough Junior High school one year. His mother, Mrs. Anna M. Murphy, of the Howard street address, survives.