Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
KOLVES, Ralph Gerhard
Date of birth
10 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Mason County, Illinois
Hometown
Bath, Mason County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36051078
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schlausenbach, Schnee-Eifel

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 6 28

Immediate family

Members
Edward J. Kolves (father)
Cora B. (Brown) Kolves (mother)
Esther J. Kolves (sister)
Edward J. Kolves (brother)
Clarence Kolves (brother)
Lawrence Kolves (brother)
Clinton W. Kolves (brother)
Harold R. Kolves (brother)
Sarah Kolves (sister)
Dorothy M. Kolves (sister)
Myrtle Kolves (sister)
Ethel Kolves (sister)
Ralph Kolves (brother)
Raymond Kolves (brother)
Emma Kolves (sister)
Katharine M. Kolves (sister)
Eda C. Kolves (sister)
Margaret N. Kolves (sister)
Nelda K. Kolves (sister)

More information

Pfc Ralph G. Kolves enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 12 March 1941.
Before his enlistment he was a farmer.

Source of information: Raf Dykmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Chambers/Davis Family Tree / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Steve Tysdal