World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph Edwin Carlson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Flora, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENLISTED AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN ON JULY 28, 1944 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNED IN TURN TO NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; NAVAL HOSPITAL, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AND NAVAL HOSPITAL, BETHESDA, MARYLAND. BECAUSE OF A MEDICAL CONDITION, DISCHARGED FROM NAVAL SERVICE UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS ON DECEMBER 5, 1944. ELIGIBLE FOR THE AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL FOR HIS SERVICE DURING THE CRITERIA PERIODS FOR THESE AWARDS.