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WAKEFIELD, Ralph Wesley - Date of
birth
12 February 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cresent City, Del Norte County, California -
Hometown
Scotts Mills, Marion County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39332552 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 March 1945 - Place of
death
Aschaffenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 16 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
William L. Wakefield (father)
Josephine M. (Parks) Wakefield (mother)
Alice M. Wakefield (sister)
Cleo C. Wakefield (brother)
Violet L. Wakefield (sister)
Alva W. Wakefield (brother)
Marion C. Wakefield (brother)
Jessie M. Wakefield (sister)
Marie J. Wakefield (sister)
More information
Cpl Ralph W. Wakefield attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 20 May 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Wakefield Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.newspapers.com – The Eugene Guard Oregon 12 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Major M. www.ancestry.com - Gina Deschner