Ralph B. DeForest Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Ralph B. DeForest

State of Birth:

CT

Home State:

GA

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1945

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

A&P Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division

Location of Service:

North Africa; Algeria; French Morocco; Tunisia; Sicily; Normandy, France; Belgium; Rhineland, Germany

Highest Rank:

Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

The Veteran was injured by an anti-tank mine.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Clippings [11 items] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Original photographic print [5 items] --Photographs

Photograph: Copy photographic print [2 items] --Photographs

Contributor:

Lorraine Johanson

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/12692

Subjects:

DeForest, Ralph B.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Ralph B. DeForest Collection
(AFC/2001/001/12692), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress