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March 2, 1921 – Unknown

Ralph Baldwin

Personal Information

Birthplace: Galesburg, KS

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: 202nd Automotive Ordinance Depot

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: Apr 22, 1942

Discharged: Nov 16, 1945

Honored By: Wife, Irene Baldwin; Children, Carol Stephens, Dwight and Kenneth Baldwin

Biography

I left England and went into Normandy across Omaha Beach on Day 6. We crossed France, Belgium, Germany, and Czechoslovakia before coming home. I served in five major battles — Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe.

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