Ralph was the son of Kingman Porter Herin and Miriam Alma Davis Herin.
He married Martha Jo Burnett. She gave birth to their son less than 2 months after Ralph died in WWII.
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STAFF SERGEANT, 406TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY B, 102ND OZARK DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY ON NOVEMBER 17, 1944 NEAR APWEILER. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND PURPLE HEART. BURIED IN THE NETHERLANDS.
On 17 November 1944, Staff Sergeant Ralph Davis Herin was serving with Company B, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division, Ninth U.S. Army.
On that day, SSG Herin's unit was in action against German forces defending a sector from the River Wurm to River Waurichen, in Western Germany. SSG Herin's courageous actions and extraordinary heroism that day, at the cost of his life, earned him the U.S. Army's second highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.
Cenotaph memorial# 150036608
Ralph D. Herin
HOME OF RECORD:
Bibb County, Georgia
Distinguished Service Cross
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 102d Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, Ninth U.S. Army, General Orders No. 79 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Ralph D. Herin (ASN: 34570464), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 406th Infantry Regiment, 102d Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 17 November 1944. Staff Sergeant Herin's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 102d Infantry Division, and the United States Army.
He married Martha Jo Burnett. She gave birth to their son less than 2 months after Ralph died in WWII.
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STAFF SERGEANT, 406TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY B, 102ND OZARK DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY ON NOVEMBER 17, 1944 NEAR APWEILER. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND PURPLE HEART. BURIED IN THE NETHERLANDS.
On 17 November 1944, Staff Sergeant Ralph Davis Herin was serving with Company B, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division, Ninth U.S. Army.
On that day, SSG Herin's unit was in action against German forces defending a sector from the River Wurm to River Waurichen, in Western Germany. SSG Herin's courageous actions and extraordinary heroism that day, at the cost of his life, earned him the U.S. Army's second highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.
Cenotaph memorial# 150036608
Ralph D. Herin
HOME OF RECORD:
Bibb County, Georgia
Distinguished Service Cross
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 102d Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, Ninth U.S. Army, General Orders No. 79 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Ralph D. Herin (ASN: 34570464), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 406th Infantry Regiment, 102d Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 17 November 1944. Staff Sergeant Herin's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 102d Infantry Division, and the United States Army.
Ralph was the son of Kingman Porter Herin and Miriam Alma Davis Herin.
He married Martha Jo Burnett. She gave birth to their son less than 2 months after Ralph died in WWII.
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STAFF SERGEANT, 406TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY B, 102ND OZARK DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY ON NOVEMBER 17, 1944 NEAR APWEILER. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND PURPLE HEART. BURIED IN THE NETHERLANDS.
On 17 November 1944, Staff Sergeant Ralph Davis Herin was serving with Company B, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division, Ninth U.S. Army.
On that day, SSG Herin's unit was in action against German forces defending a sector from the River Wurm to River Waurichen, in Western Germany. SSG Herin's courageous actions and extraordinary heroism that day, at the cost of his life, earned him the U.S. Army's second highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.
Cenotaph memorial# 150036608
Ralph D. Herin
HOME OF RECORD:
Bibb County, Georgia
Distinguished Service Cross
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 102d Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, Ninth U.S. Army, General Orders No. 79 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Ralph D. Herin (ASN: 34570464), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 406th Infantry Regiment, 102d Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 17 November 1944. Staff Sergeant Herin's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 102d Infantry Division, and the United States Army.
He married Martha Jo Burnett. She gave birth to their son less than 2 months after Ralph died in WWII.
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STAFF SERGEANT, 406TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY B, 102ND OZARK DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY ON NOVEMBER 17, 1944 NEAR APWEILER. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND PURPLE HEART. BURIED IN THE NETHERLANDS.
On 17 November 1944, Staff Sergeant Ralph Davis Herin was serving with Company B, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division, Ninth U.S. Army.
On that day, SSG Herin's unit was in action against German forces defending a sector from the River Wurm to River Waurichen, in Western Germany. SSG Herin's courageous actions and extraordinary heroism that day, at the cost of his life, earned him the U.S. Army's second highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.
Cenotaph memorial# 150036608
Ralph D. Herin
HOME OF RECORD:
Bibb County, Georgia
Distinguished Service Cross
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 102d Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, Ninth U.S. Army, General Orders No. 79 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Staff Sergeant Ralph D. Herin (ASN: 34570464), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 406th Infantry Regiment, 102d Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 17 November 1944. Staff Sergeant Herin's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 102d Infantry Division, and the United States Army.
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