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Personal info

Full name
SCHUTTEN, Ralph Norbert
Date of birth
11 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36845570
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
Near Pronsfeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 13 13

Immediate family

Members
Jackob F. Schutten (father)
Anna (Pataky) Schutten (mother)
William T. Schutten (brother)
Bernard C. Schutten (brother)

More information

Pvt Ralph N. Schutten attended Washington Park High School.

He enlisted in August 1944 and had been overseas about two weeks when he was killed.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspaperarchive.com - Racine Journal Times

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Online E-Yearbook, www.newspaperarchive.com - Racine Journal Times