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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Ralph Hardwick

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

St. Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE LIBERTY SHIP SS JEAN NICOLET IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS. A JAPANESE SUBMARINE TORPEDOED THE SHIP ON JULY 2, 1944. ALL ABOARD THE SHIP SURVIVED THE EXPLOSION. SURVIVORS WERE PICKED UP BY A JAPANESE SUBMARINE. JAPANESE SAILORS MASSACRED 65 MEN WITH BAYONETS AND RIFLE BUTTS. HE WAS ONE OF THE ONES MASSACRED. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.