World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph James Patton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Gibsonville, North Carolina
Honored By
Sally Patton Winslow & Judith Lane Patton
Relationship
Daughters
MEMBER OF 232ND MEDICAL SUPPLY BATTALION. TRANSFERRED TO 339TH MEDICAL SUPPLY DETACHMENT AS MASTER SERGEANT. SERVICE NUMBER 33856346. ENLISTED IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA. HAD 16 WEEKS OF BASIC INFANTRY TRAINING AT CAMP CROFT IN SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA. TRANSFERRED TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT AS AN INFANTRY REPLACEMENT. SERVED IN 5TH ARMY IN ITALY FOR 18 MONTHS. HONORABLY DISCHARGED JULY 4, 1946.