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Personal info

Full name
WERLEY, Ralph William
Date of birth
27 January 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Alburtis, Leheigh County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33368527
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
29 December 1944
Place of death
Near Haversin, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 3 27

Immediate family

Members
George M. Werley (father)
Gertrude P. C. (Gehringer) Werley (mother)
Marlin W. Werley (brother)
Florence G. Werley (sister)
Curtis G. Werley (brother)
LeRoy J. Werley (brother)
Lillian Werley (sister)
Warren H. Werley (brother)
Forrest R. Werley (brother)
Ira C. Werley (brother)
Ida Werley (sister)
Helen M. (Geisinger) Werley (wife)

More information

Pfc Ralph W. Werley was employed by the Empire Steel Company in Temple.

He enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 1 October 1942 and was sent overseas in April 1944.

His brother Forrest served in Korea and is listed as Missing in Action.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten,www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Werley Family Tree / Veteran Compensation Application File, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call