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PULLIAM, Ralph C - Date of
birth
28 October 1925 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Yalobusha County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Holmes County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34637077 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
307th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
Beek, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles C. Pulliam (father)
Maud (Harlan) Pulliam (mother)
More information
Pvt Ralph C. Pulliam enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 6 July 1943 and received his paratroop wings in January 1944 at Fort Benning in Georgia. He was sent overseas in July of 1944.Pvt Pulliam was killed at a roadblock in Beek together with Pvt James Murray, Pfc James S. Stephenson and Pvt William B. Harris.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery Molenhoek, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Jac Engels, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.307th.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.307th.org, www.findagrave.com - Lalori Adams, www.ancestry.com - Lanier Hurdle