Ralph G. Ball

The memorial chapel at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery showing aligned headstones and tree-lined walkways.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

St. Thomas, ND


County:
Pembina

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.1st Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    38th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died on July 29, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 22, Row 21, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Grand Forks and Pembina counties.

Information found in Volume 1, page 163 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, under age. Born, St. Thomas, N. Dak., March 6, 1899, of Canadian parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted at St. Thomas on Sept. 11, 1917. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Company I, 38th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, (date not given). Overseas from March 30, 1918, to death. Engagements: Defensives: Aisne; Champagne-Marne. Defensive Sector: Chateau-Thierry (Champagne).