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Personal info

Full name
ROSS, Ralph H
Date of birth
26 January 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Buckhorn, Brown County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36051752
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pournoy-la-Chétive, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 11 46

Immediate family

Members
George A. Ross (father)
Stella S. (Shinnebarger) Ross (mother)
George L. Ross (brother)
Cedric W. Ross (brother)

More information

Sgt Ralph H. Ross was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. James, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Wogan Harriger Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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