Ralph Engel

Personal Information

Birthplace: Hays, KS

Service Information

Branch of Service: Navy

Unit: CUB 16

Theater of Operation: Pacific

Enlisted / Commissioned: Jul 20, 1943

Discharged: May 16, 1946

Highest Rank: Pharmacists Mate 2nd Class

Honored By: Eisenhower Foundation

Biography

Ralph N. Engel was inducted into the United States Navy on Judy 20, 1943, at Kansas City, Missouri. Engel’s stateside duty stations included the Naval Training Station, Farragut, Idaho; Hospital Corps School, Farragut, Idaho; Naval Hospital, Seattle, Washington; Navy Receiving Station No. 3449, San Bruno, California; Navy Receiving Station No. 3964, Shoemaker, California; and the COM 9th Naval District, Chicago, Illinois. Ralph’s overseas assignment was with CUB 16 G No. 4, and he spent time on the islands of Leyte, Samar, Tubabao, Manicani, and Cebu. His military decorations included the World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. Pharmacists Mate 2nd Class Ralph N. Engel was honorably discharged on May 16, 1946.