Ralph L. Bennett

World War II
Service #37444451
Unit209th Engineer Combat Battalion
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Entered Service From Iowa
Date of DeathJune 13 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Walls of the Missing
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Notes

Initially listed missing in action, Corporal Bennett's remains have been recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.