Martin, Ralph Leroy
UNKNOWN - 1943
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Name Martin, Ralph Leroy Birth UNKNOWN [1] Gender Male Reference Number MART.R007 _FGRAVE 56248778 Military Service World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry ("Big Red One") Division, United States Army [2, 3] - Technician 5th Grade with the 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. Entered combat in North Africa with 'The Big Red One' on 8 November 1942 and was killed in action on 28 March 1943. Awarded The Purple Heart Medal posthumously and was otherwise entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Buried with honors at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1900859
World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois 
World War II Honoree, Martin, Ralph Leroy (?-1943) 
United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…United States Army 
Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia World War II
(1939-1945)
1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army 1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army 7th Field Artillery Regiment, United States Army 
Military Service Ribbons, Martin, Ralph Leroy (Unk-1943)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
Purple Heart Medal, United States Military Purple Heart Medal, United States Military 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military American Campaign Medal, United States 
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Death 28 Mar 1943 [1] Cause: Killed in Action Burial North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia 
[1] - His headstone has not yet been located
Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans Person ID I43046 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 31 May 2023
- Technician 5th Grade with the 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. Entered combat in North Africa with 'The Big Red One' on 8 November 1942 and was killed in action on 28 March 1943. Awarded The Purple Heart Medal posthumously and was otherwise entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Buried with honors at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois.
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Sources - [S13379] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Martin, Ralph L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56248778/ralph-l-martin), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2).
- [S14929] World War II Honoree, Ralph Leroy Martin (?-1943), (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1900859) (Reliability: 2).
- [S13379] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Martin, Ralph L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56248778/ralph-l-martin), none. (Reliability: 2).