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HUNTWORK, Ralph Clayton - Date of
birth
30 July 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Beadle County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37322500 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
7 May 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
David P. Huntwork (father)
Lola M. (Adamson) Huntwork (mother)
Dale C. Huntwork (brother)
Fred Huntwork (brother)
Nellie Huntwork (sister)
Mabel G. Huntwork (sister)
Doris (Skinner) Huntwork (1st wife)
Donna J. Huntwork (daughter)
Duane L. Huntwork (son)
James E. Huntwork (son)
Jeanne L. (Hanson) Huntwork (2nd wife)
David Huntwork (son)
More information
Pvt Ralph C. Huntwork attended the Huron Elementary, Middle, and High Schools.From April 1942 through November of 1942 he was employed at Armour and Company of Huron, South Dakota.
Doris, his first wife, died giving birth to James. Pvt Huntwork later married Jeanne Hanson.
He was sent overseas on 1 September 1944.
Pvt Ralph Clayton Huntwork perished on 7 May 1945 at a hospital in Germany at 11:30 a.m.
He had gotten suddenly ill the night before.
He is also remembered in a Veterans Memorial in front of the Huron Public Library.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Kevin Farrar-Wallace, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Stanley Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, http://vetaffairs.sd.gov