Martin, Ralph Leroy

UNKNOWN - 1943

• 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

  
  

• 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).