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Personal info

Full name
CUCA, Ralph Anthony
Date of birth
13 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Luxor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35926598
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
259th Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
Saarlautern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 5 60

Immediate family

Members
James Cuca (father)
Angelina Cuca (mother)
Lilian Cuca (sister)
James Cuca Jr. (brother)
Anna Cuca (sister)

More information

Pfc Ralph A. Cuca attended East High School and worked for National Screw & Manufacturing Company.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 18 January 1944.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Card, www.65thdiv.com

Photo source: Nick Lieten, www.newspapers.com - The Cleveland Press - 4 April 1945