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Personal info

Full name
DI LELLIS, Ralph S
Date of birth
26 December 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32926386
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Near Orscholz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 16 19

Immediate family

Members
Achille Di Lellis (father)
Concetta Di Lellis (mother)
Nina Di Lellis (sister)

More information

Pfc Ralph S. Di Lellis enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 5 June 1943.

He was taken prisoner of war and died of his injuries in a hospital near Orscholz, Germany.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - kim