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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Ralph Edwin Aldrich, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Big Rapids, Michigan

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FIREMAN FIRST CLASS KILLED WITH ALL HANDS ONBOARD USS TRITON (SS-201) ON MARCH 15, 1943. DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART. POST WAR RECORDS INDICATE THAT THREE JAPANESE DESTROYERS ATTACKED A SUBMARINE A LITTLE NORTHWEST OF TRITON'S ASSIGNED AREA AND SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED AN OIL SLICK, DEBRIS, AND ITEMS WITH AMERICAN MARKINGS. TRITON WENT DOWN WITH 74 OFFICERS AND MEN.