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Personal info

Full name
KESSLER, Ralph P
Date of birth
1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
16007133
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Corny-sur-Moselle, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 26 63

Immediate family

Members
Fred A. Kessler (father)
Rose A. Kessler (mother)
Lester A. Kessler (brother)

More information

Pfc Ralph P. Kessler enlisted in the Regular Army in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 10 October 1940.

He worked as a plumber before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy