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Personal info

Full name
SIMS, Ralph Duley
Date of birth
16 May 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Hazen, Prairie County, Arkansas
Hometown
Hazen, Prairie County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
18169673
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sanry-Sur-Nied, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 28 59

Immediate family

Members
Ralph D. Sims (father)
Dora D. (Silly) Sims (mother)
Billey L. Sims (brother)
Joe D. Sims (brother)
Randy S. Sims (sister)

More information

Pfc Ralph D. Sims was a student at the State Teachers College in Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Limey Cemetery, Toul, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Young Men Draft Cards 1940-1947

Photo source: www.findagrave.com