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Suesse Ralph A.

Name:
Ralph A. Suesse
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-1035021
Unit:
33rd Chemical Decontamination Company
Date of Death:
1944-04-28
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
A
Row:
2
Grave:
19
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:

Ralph A. Suesse entered the military service in Indiana. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Captain in the 33rd Chemical Decontamination Company. He was killed during the Exercise Tiger--one of the large-scale rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. This took place in April 1944 in Slapton Sands, Devon in the UK. An Allied naval convoy involved in the exercise was attacked by German submarines, and coordination and communication problems resulted in friendly fire deaths. At least 749 American servicemen were killed. Because of the impending invasion of Normandy, the incident was highly classified and the full story did not come out until years later after the war. He is now buried in Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.