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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Ralph E. Nead

Hometown

Gilman, Iowa

Honored By

Robert M. Hittinger

Relationship

Cousin

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

A CIVILIAN, WORKING FOR THE BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS, IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE GUAM AT WAKE ISLAND. HE WAS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE ON DECEMBER 24, 1941, JUST AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. HE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED, AS A PRISONER OF WAR, TO THE OSAKA MAIN CAMP CHIKKO, OSAKA, JAPAN. HE DIED, IN THE CUSTODY OF JAPAN, IN 1945 OF TUBERCULOSIS.