Arnold, Ralph Clifford

1926 - 1975  (49 years)

• Name	Arnold, Ralph Clifford
  Birth	1926  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ARNO.R001
  _FGRAVE	170618932
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy  [1, 2]
  	Enlisted and entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on April 14, 1944 at Navy Receiving Station, Chicago, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. Assigned to and served aboard the submarine tender, USS Fulton AS-11, Submarine Division 81. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on May 18, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, 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=2097099
  		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 Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II, Shoulder Piping Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve; all other branches were worn on the left.
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), United States Navy, World War II The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping) The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Arnold, Ralph Clifford (1926-1975) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		USS Fulton (AS-11), United States Navy
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		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 Honoree, Arnold, Ralph Clifford (1926-1975)
  Death	1975  [1]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery and Mausoleum, Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Arnold, Ralph C.
  		Headstone, Arnold, Ralph C.
  Person ID	I20360	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Evergreen Cemetery and Mausoleum, Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Is this Clifford Arnold who married Christine Fulk?

  
  

• Sources

  [S5577] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Arnold, Charles M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170618938), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5250] (Reliability: 2). [S5578] (Reliability: 2).