During World War I Ralph was a 2nd Lieutenant in the British Army. By World War II, he was a Major in the US Army under Brigadier General Bradford G. Chynoweth of the 61st Philippine Division. He was serving in the Philippines when Imperial Japanese began their invasion on 8 Dec 1941. Under orders from General Wainwright, Chynoweth surrendered his soldiers to the Japanese. Ralph was held in various POW camps in the Philippines and then Japan. After his liberation he married former Angel of Bataan Letha McHale (The Quan, Apr 1964).
During World War I Ralph was a 2nd Lieutenant in the British Army. By World War II, he was a Major in the US Army under Brigadier General Bradford G. Chynoweth of the 61st Philippine Division. He was serving in the Philippines when Imperial Japanese began their invasion on 8 Dec 1941. Under orders from General Wainwright, Chynoweth surrendered his soldiers to the Japanese. Ralph was held in various POW camps in the Philippines and then Japan. After his liberation he married former Angel of Bataan Letha McHale (The Quan, Apr 1964).
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