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Personal info

Full name
GARDINER, Ralph Lloyd
Date of birth
12 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31386806
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 October 1944
Place of death
Palenberg, 1 mile northwest of Ubach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 11 58

Immediate family

Members
Percy E. Gardiner (father)
Hattie Gardiner (mother)
Helen L. (Fisher) Gardiner (wife)

More information

Pfc Ralph L. Gardiner enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 3 August 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet