Raymond Arthur Bennet
23 Infantry 2 Division
Camas, Washington

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L17Y-L3M?cc=1968530&wc=9FCM-6TL%3A928443301%2C928474501 : 14 May 2014), Washington > image 486 of 2895; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)

Then when he was 22 years old, he registered for the military in 1917, in Camas, Washington. He was assigned to the 161st infantry lead by Colonel Jay B. Lovless. ​

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According to his registration document Bennett lived in Camas, Washington, before he joined the military. He was previously employed by Crown Willamette Paper Mills Co. There were strikes at multiple paper mills owned by Crown Willamette Paper in 1916, as shown in the labor statistics document below.

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L17Y-L3M?cc=1968530&wc=9FCM-6TL%3A928443301%2C928474501 : 14 May 2014), Washington > image 486 of 2895; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)

Monthly Review of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rep. no. 6. Vol. 5. N.p.: n.p., n.d. JSTOR [JSTOR]. Web. 15 May 2017.

Raymond Bennett was single and never served in the military.

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L17Y-L3M?cc=1968530&wc=9FCM-6TL%3A928443301%2C928474501 : 14 May 2014), Washington > image 486 of 2895; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)

He was shipped to France on December 13th 1917 on the ship, President Lincoln.

"Customer Login." Ancestry Login. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 June 2017.

Then on the opening day of the battle of Chateau Thierry, Raymond Bennett obtained a leg injury, in June of 1918.

Washington State Library

He later died of wounds on October 8, 1918. Raymond Bennett was later buried in Suresnes, where his mother went on the Gold Star Mother Pilgrimage in 1931, to visit his grave.

"East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, December 21, 1918, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Section Two, Page PAGE ELEVEN, Image 11." News about Chronicling America RSS. East Oregonian Pub. Co., n.d. Web. 09 June 2017.