World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph F. Garthwaite
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sheldon, Iowa
Honored By
Wilma T. Garthwaite
PLATOON LEADER, INFANTRY. SERVED 1941: NORTH AFRICA THROUGH ITALY TO PO RIVER. WON SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART, 5 EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS RIBBONS. HONORABLE DISCHARGE, JUNE 1945.