World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph Joseph Ford, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Charleston, West Virginia
Honored By
Summer Ford Pelland
Relationship
Granddaughter
GRADUATED FROM WEST POINT JUNE 5, 1945; COMMISSIONED A 2ND LIEUTENANT. COMPLETED FLIGHT TRAINING. FLEW P-40 AIRCRAFT IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. MEDALS AWARDED: PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE RIBBON, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL.