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SGT Ralph Edward Shortencarrier

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SGT Ralph Edward Shortencarrier Veteran

Birth
Barnesboro, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
13 May 1944 (aged 24)
Italy
Burial
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 3, Site #0578
Memorial ID
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Ralph Edward Shortencarrier served as a Sergeant in the 350th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division, United States Army during World War II.

He was a son of Harry Joseph and Elizabeth (Marsh) Shortencarrier.

He was killed in action in Italy on May 13, 1944.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 2, 1942 at Newark, New Jersey.

He was originally from Barnesboro, Pennsylvania.

He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on September 10, 1948.

Ralph Edward Shortencarrier served as a Sergeant in the 350th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division, United States Army during World War II.

He was a son of Harry Joseph and Elizabeth (Marsh) Shortencarrier.

He was killed in action in Italy on May 13, 1944.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 2, 1942 at Newark, New Jersey.

He was originally from Barnesboro, Pennsylvania.

He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on September 10, 1948.

Inscription


RALPH
EDWARD
SHORTENCARRIER
PENNSYLVANIA
SGT 350 INF
88 INF DIV
WORLD WAR II
FEBRUARY 24 1920
MAY 13 1944

Gravesite Details

Section 3, Row 7, Position 28




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