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Ralph Waldo Barnes

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Ralph Waldo Barnes

Birth
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
Death
18 Nov 1940 (aged 41)
Danilovgrad, Montenegro
Burial
Podgorica, Podgorica, Montenegro Add to Map
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War correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune. He was the first American newspaperman killed in action. He was aboard a British bomber, which went down in bad weather, on the Velji Garach Mountain, killing all aboard.
War correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune. He was the first American newspaperman killed in action. He was aboard a British bomber, which went down in bad weather, on the Velji Garach Mountain, killing all aboard.

Gravesite Details

This is the original burial location for Ralph Barnes.


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  • Created by: Scott G
  • Added: Feb 14, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142633468/ralph_waldo-barnes: accessed ), memorial page for Ralph Waldo Barnes (14 Jun 1899–18 Nov 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142633468, citing Podgorica Military Cemetery, Podgorica, Podgorica, Montenegro; Maintained by Scott G (contributor 453).