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Personal info

Full name
FALCONE, Ralph Joseph
Date of birth
1 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33137607
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Büssbach-Münsterbusch, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 14 55

Immediate family

Members
Philip Falcone (father)
Theresa Falcone (mother)
Anzo Falcone (brother)
Jane Falcone (sister)
Sonia Falcone (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Ralph J. Falcone enlisted in Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 4 February 1942. He attended high school for 4 years and worked as a landscaping laborer before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.1id.army.mil/units/3ibct/history/226in.aspx, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet