Ratay Stanley V.

Monuments

88th Infantry Division “Blue Devils” Plaques- Monte Battaglia

Name:

Stanley V. Ratay

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

33280112

Unit:

350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-27

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Saint Adalbert's Cemetery, Pennsylvania

Plot:

Kuczma(Siegfried) Row - large loop - middle section between 2nd and 3rd foo

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Stanley V. Ratay was born on September 1, 1911. Before the war, he was with Crucible Steel Company's La Belle Works. He entered the service in 1942 and went overseas the next year. Stanley served in the US Army as a Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 27, 1944 at the age of 33 in Italy and is now buried in the Saint Adalbert's Cemetery, Carrick, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. A member of the 2nd Battalion, 350th Infantry Regiment, his unit was cited for outstanding performance of duty in action during the period 27 September to 3 October 1944 at Mt. Battaglia, Italy against German forces. For seven days, amidst powerful counterattacks, the men of the battalion repulsed each attack with fighting ability and teamwork, therefore, their objective was accomplished.