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FOLEY, Ralph Francis - Date of
birth
10 November 1912 -
Age
31 -
Place of birth
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio -
Hometown
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35457532 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
15 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Châtenois, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 21 | 77 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael Foley (father)
Nellie J. (Titus) Foley (mother)
Michael Foley Jr. (brother)
Paul Foley (brother)
Katherine M. Foley (sister)
Robert J. Foley (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Ralph F. Foley was a former employee of the General Machinery Company before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 6 June 1942.He died in France on 15 September of wounds he contracted in action one day prior.
He died from machine gunshot to his stomach.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Kirby Horner Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - SueMac
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - j