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WOLFE, Ralph - Date of
birth
3 March 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Natrona Heights, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32218194 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division,
3rd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Eisenach – Thale, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Miles H. Wolfe (father)
Minnie M. (Shook) Wolfe (mother)
Leonard L. Wolfe (brother)
Harvey A. Wolfe (brother)
John H. Wolfe (brother)
Edna M. Wolfe (sister)
Lester L. Wolfe (brother)
Martha Wolfe (sister)
William M. Wolfe (brother)
Merle R. Wolfe (brother)
Walter L. Wolfe (brother)
Jane L. Wolfe (sister)
Grace M. Wolfe (sister)
Josephine S. Wolfe (wife)
More information
"Sgt Ralph Wolfe was KIA when he raised up from cover to tell member of his squad to get down."
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.89infdivww2.org/combat/index.htm, WWII Draft Card, 1920, 1930 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet