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SYLVESTER, Ralph Joe - Date of
birth
18 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35066394 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 February 1945 - Place of
death
Berescheid-Ettelscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 10 | 57 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank Sylvester (father)
Olympia Sylvester (mother)
Leonard S. Sylvester (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Ralph J. Sylvester attended John Hay High School for three years and was employed at Lakeview Tavern.He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 16 June 1943.
S/Sgt Ralph J. Sylvester first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block JJJ, Row 5, Grave 99.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Patti Johnson