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Personal info

Full name
DEBO, Ralph V
Date of birth
24 April 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Hometown
Canton, Stark County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35273920
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Les Aynans, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 21 29

Immediate family

Members
August Debo (father)
Levina (Dity) Debo (mother)
Irma Debo (sister)
Doris Debo (sister)

More information

Pfc Ralph V. Debo attended high school for two years and was employed at the Republic Steel Co.

He enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 4 February 1942. He was sent overseas in January 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to the shoulder.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / James L. Cooper