Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	321 77 33
Birth Date	May 2, 1921
From	Oelwein, Iowa
Decorations	Purple Heart with Gold Star
Submarine	USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date	October 11, 1943
Location	In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks	Ralph was born in Arlington, Iowa. He recieved his first Purple Heart for a wound he suffered on January 26, 1943.

Photo and information courtesy of Mel J. Garetson, nephew.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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