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Ralph Ford
First Name:
Ralph
Middle Name:
Palmer
Last Name:
Ford
Date of Birth:
12/30/1913
Birthplace:
Charlotte, NC
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Japanese POW captured on Corregidor, held at Camp 1, Cabanatuan, Nueva Province Luzon. Died when the Japanese vessel he was on, the Enoura Maru, was bombed and sunk in Subic Bay. Memorial marker at Fort McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 31
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 7-29-45
Personal Details
Education Details:
1936 graduate of The Citadel, Charleston, SC
Biographical Notes:
Guilford County Sanatorium business manager, Greensboro, NC
Second Presbyterian Church
Family Details:
Mr. Walter A. Ford (died July 10, 1944) - Mrs. Nannie Rhyne Ford - 321 W. 7th, Charlotte, NC Capt. Walter A. Ford, Jr. killed in Germany in May 1945.
Military Details
Military Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Military Unit:
91st Cavalry Regiment Philippine Scouts Coast Artillery Corps
KIA Date:
12/15/1944
MIA Date:
NA
Military Details:
Corregidor, Philippines
Awards:
Purple Heart - 1945
Source:
Newsprint and family information, NARA World War II Prisoners of War Data File