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OSWALT, Ralph Vernon - Date of
birth
22 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Wallace, Fountain County, Indiana -
Hometown
Montgomery County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35098592 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Machine Gunner -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Mehrum-Möllen, south of Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Vern V. Oswalt (father)
Bessie M. (Simpson) Oswalt (mother)
Robert Oswalt (brother)
Maxine Oswalt (sister)
Margarite (Dickerson) Oswalt (wife)
More information
Cpl Ralph V. Oswalt enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 22 March 1943.He attended 4 years of high school and worked in the retail store, G.C. Murphy's before he entered the service. Cpl Oswalt was married on 26 November 1942 in Mongomery County, Indiana.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, John T. Gerlosky, Terry Hirsch, Maxine Wheeler, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Farst Family Tree / Kirby Family Tree.
www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Maxine Wheeler (sister), http://www.journalreview.com - Remembering A War Hero