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CRAWFORD, Ralph Gordon - Date of
birth
10 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Weaubleau, Hickory County, Missouri -
Hometown
Flemington, Polk County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37746239 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 March 1945 - Place of
death
Stadtkyll, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
William I. Crawford (father)
Edna P. (Stokes) Crawford (mother)
Cecil Crawford (brother)
Harold Crawford (brother)
Ermal Crawford (brother)
Grace A. Crawford (sister)
More information
Pvt Ralph G. Crawford attended high school for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 16 June 1944.
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 / 1920/1940 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery