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Personal info

Full name
DILL, Ralph Stephen
Date of birth
26 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Hometown
Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33847395
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
Roth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 8 33

Immediate family

Members
Charles E. Dill (father)
Rose E. Dill (mother)
Helena Dill (sister)
Pearl Dill (sister)
Claude E. Dill (brother)
Ethel J. Dill (sister)
Winfred H. Dill (brother)
Allie N. Dill (sister)

More information

Pvt Ralph S. Dill enlisted at Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 23 March 1944.

At the time of his induction he was employed at No. 8 Riverside Mill.

Pvt Dill had been wounded in action early in January and had returned to his infantry outfit on January 23, 1945. He was with the Third Army and had seen action overseas since October 1944 when he landed in France.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records / 1930/1940 Census / Virginia Birth Records, www.newspapers.com - The Bee, 345th Infantry Regiment History

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Bee