World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph Winton Parker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Needham, Massachusetts
Honored By
Ruth Parker, Judy, Robert & Shirley
Relationship
Wife, Children & Sister
DRAFTED IN 1941. SERVED WITH THE 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION (YANKEE DIVISION) IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN MILITARY OPERATIONS IN NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HELPED LIBERATE GUSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP.