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Personal info

Full name
LIGHT, Ralph K
Date of birth
1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Westfield, Chautaqua County, New York

Military service

Service number
32930478
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
224th Airborne Medical Company,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 24 43

Immediate family

Members
Raymond F. Light (father)
Maud M. Light (mother)
Doris Light (sister)

More information

Pfc Ralph K. Light was a driver before he enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 6 April 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Champigneul, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1925 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Buffalo News - 2 April 1945