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GRAY, Ralph Samuel - Date of
birth
16 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio -
Hometown
Flushing, Belmont County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35035130 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
609th Tank Destroyer Battalion
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wirschweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 68 |
Immediate family
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Members
Isaac W. Gray (father)
Ruth A. (Tyson) Gray (mother)
Ethel L. Gray (sister)
Isaac W. Gray Jr. (brother)
James P. Gray (brother)
Ethel E. (McLanahan) Gray (wife)
Shirley A. Gray (daughter)
More information
T/5 Ralph S. Gray worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Haynes, Ohio on 2 August 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Gray Family Tree, www.tankdestroyer.net, www.findagrave.com - Grave Content / Monte Harding
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Monty, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Herald - 28 March 1945