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Personal info

Full name
HOWARD, Ralph Casper
Date of birth
6 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31391735
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 March 1945
Place of death
Aegidienberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 4 49

Immediate family

Members
Ralph C. Howard (father)

More information

Pfc Ralph C. Howard enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 18 November 1943.

He worked in a textile factory before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet