Ralph G. Ringey is my first cousin, twice removed. I never met him because he died 17 years before I was born. He enlisted and served in the Air Corp. He died in action in Italy. Here are some newspaper articles and documents that give a bit of a look into his young life.
In 1940 we find Ralph living with his folks in Pittsfield, Mass. He's a student.
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| 1940 Pittsfield, Massachusetts City Directory |
War has come and he enlists.
Then he weds.
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| Springfield Republican - February 15, 1944 |
Typical news story of the time. Local boy makes good.
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| Berkshire Evening Eagle - June 16, 1944 |
This story ran three days after Ralph died.
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| Berkshire Evening Eagle - October 20, 1944 |
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| Springfield Republican - November 1, 1944 |
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| Plattsburgh Press-Republican - November 7, 1944 |
In the following article I have not included the names of all 60 War Dead, just the group of names that includes Ralph.
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| Boston Herald - August 24, 1948 |
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| Berkshire Evening Eagle - September 17, 1948 |
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| from Ancestry.com |
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