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PUTMAN, Ralph William - Date of
birth
24 January 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Hammond, St. Lawrence County, New York -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Jefferson County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42141431 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
Kleinhau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 37 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leon J. Putman (father)
Leone S. (Parks) Putman (mother)
Zelda M. Putman (sister)
Maxine L. Putman (sister)
Donald C. Putman (brother)
Doris E. Putman (sister)
Eleanor R. Putman (sister)
More information
Pvt Ralph W. Putman enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 18 May 1944.He attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Pvt Putman is remembered at the Hillside Cemetery in Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
- WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ryerson Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Marilyn Coulon Putman
Photo source: Jac Engels, Jason McKeever