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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ralph Edgar Harris

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Omaha, Illinois

Honored By

Marj Kitzmiller

Relationship

Daughter-in-Law

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

JOINED THE ARMY IN 1941, WENT THROUGH BOOT CAMP IN ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY AND WENT THROUGH ADDITIONAL SCHOOLING IN CALIFORNIA. WAS A MEMBER OF THE 895TH OR 896TH SIGNAL CORP AND SERVED IN ENGLAND BEFORE THE INVASION, THEN OMAHA BEACH. LATER FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN BELGIUM. RECEIVED THREE BATTLE STARS AND WAS DISCHARGED IN SEPTEMBER 1945.