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Last Rank
Second Lieutenant
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Last Service Branch
Field Artillery
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Last Primary MOS
1193-Field Artillery Unit Commander
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Last MOS Group
Field Artillery (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1950-1950, 1193, 2nd Infantry Division
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Service Years
1940 - 1950
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1924 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Sgt. S. Kimbrow
to remember
Curtis, Ralph Elmer, 2LT.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Arcata |
Last Address
Humboldt County, California
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Casualty Date
Sep 18, 1950 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Unknown, Not Reported |
Location
Korea, South |
Conflict
Korean War |
Location of Interment
Golden Gate National Cemetery - San Bruno, California |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity
2nd Lt. Ralph Curtis served with Battery B, 15th Field Artlillery Battalion (105 mm), 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea. He was a veteran of WWII, serving from 23 April 1940.
He was killed during the second battle of the Naktong Bulge during the Pusan Perimeter Campaign. (Note: He was, possibly, serving as an air observer, resulting in the DFC, etc.).
He was interred in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, Section O, Plot 2..
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