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APPLEBY, Ralph Raymond - Date of
birth
3 April 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Canada -
Hometown
Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39724942 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
Aachen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 11 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jack Appleby (father)
Margarete J. Appleby (mother)
Laurence Appleby (brother)
James Appleby (brother)
Ada Appleby (sister)
Jack Appleby (brother)
Olive Appleby (wife)
Jack Appleby (son)
Marjorie Appleby (daughter)
More information
He was wounded in action twice. Killed by a sniper shot to thorax while out on morning patrol in the pacified city of Aachen.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Barbara Watson (niece), Bert-Jan Sengers, www.wwiimemorial.com,
www.post184.com
Photo source: Bert-Jan Sengers, www.post.184.com