Name:
Ralph D. Stark
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
38399335
Unit:
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1945-01-04
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
H
Row:
4
Grave:
51
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Ralph D. Stark was born in 1923 and enlisted with the United States Army in Oklahoma City on February 11, 1943. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in Company I, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He died from his wounds received in battle on January 4, 1945 during the unit’s assault on Fosse, Belgium and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.