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WITTENMYER, Ralph Woodrow - Date of
birth
5 March 1918 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Bartlesville, Osage County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Tyler, Smit County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
W2124380 -
Rank
Warrant Officer Junior Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sondershausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mary (Jackson) Wittenmyer (mother)
John Wittenmyer (brother)
Hillyard Wittenmyer (brother)
Mary O. (Hamilton) Wittenmyer (wife)
Eugene L. Wittenmyer (son)
More information
W/O Ralph W. Wittenmyer worked on the family farm before he enlisted. He was trained to become a radio operator at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Morning Examiner -29 April 1945