'THE SERVICE FRONT'
Cuba City relatives received notice of the death in action in Germany on Dec. 18, of Pfc. Jerome Ripperda, who had spent 30 months in the service as a machine gunner. Among the survivors are his sisters, Mrs. Ray Houttaker (sic) and Mrs. Dominic Alt of Cuba City. Two brothers reside in East Dubuque.
Grant County Herald, Lancaster, Wisconsin
Wed, Jan 10, 1945, Page 1
Note: actual death was in France, not Germany, as stated in the obituary.
~~~~~~~~~~
His infantry division was commanded by General George Patton. He served on the front line and was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge, in France, 5 months before the end of the war in Europe.
He was a Purple Heart recipient
Cuba City relatives received notice of the death in action in Germany on Dec. 18, of Pfc. Jerome Ripperda, who had spent 30 months in the service as a machine gunner. Among the survivors are his sisters, Mrs. Ray Houttaker (sic) and Mrs. Dominic Alt of Cuba City. Two brothers reside in East Dubuque.
Grant County Herald, Lancaster, Wisconsin
Wed, Jan 10, 1945, Page 1
Note: actual death was in France, not Germany, as stated in the obituary.
~~~~~~~~~~
His infantry division was commanded by General George Patton. He served on the front line and was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge, in France, 5 months before the end of the war in Europe.
He was a Purple Heart recipient
'THE SERVICE FRONT'
Cuba City relatives received notice of the death in action in Germany on Dec. 18, of Pfc. Jerome Ripperda, who had spent 30 months in the service as a machine gunner. Among the survivors are his sisters, Mrs. Ray Houttaker (sic) and Mrs. Dominic Alt of Cuba City. Two brothers reside in East Dubuque.
Grant County Herald, Lancaster, Wisconsin
Wed, Jan 10, 1945, Page 1
Note: actual death was in France, not Germany, as stated in the obituary.
~~~~~~~~~~
His infantry division was commanded by General George Patton. He served on the front line and was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge, in France, 5 months before the end of the war in Europe.
He was a Purple Heart recipient
Cuba City relatives received notice of the death in action in Germany on Dec. 18, of Pfc. Jerome Ripperda, who had spent 30 months in the service as a machine gunner. Among the survivors are his sisters, Mrs. Ray Houttaker (sic) and Mrs. Dominic Alt of Cuba City. Two brothers reside in East Dubuque.
Grant County Herald, Lancaster, Wisconsin
Wed, Jan 10, 1945, Page 1
Note: actual death was in France, not Germany, as stated in the obituary.
~~~~~~~~~~
His infantry division was commanded by General George Patton. He served on the front line and was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge, in France, 5 months before the end of the war in Europe.
He was a Purple Heart recipient
Inscription
ILLINOIS
PFC 377 INF 95 INF DIV
WORLD WAR II
Family Members
Other Records
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
