Stone grave marker for Private Ralph B. Early with crossed rifles and military service details.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Wahpeton, ND


County:
Richland

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company I (Wahpeton), 1st North Dakota Infantry Regt
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of Pneunomia at Camp Greene North Carolina on October 22, 1917. Buried at Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota. Survived by both parents, two brothers and two sisters.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 1, page 783 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant of Richland County-underaged. Born Wahpeton North Dakota on May 2, 1899 of American parents Mr. and Mrs. John Early. Occupation-Farmer. Enlisted in Company I 1st Infantry North Dakota National Guard at Wahpeton on September 10, 1917. Served in Company I 1st Infantry Northa Dakota National Guard (Company I, 164th Enfantry) to death.