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PVT Ralph Wilson Hicks

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PVT Ralph Wilson Hicks

Birth
Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia, USA
Death
18 Dec 1944 (aged 32)
Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
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Plot A, Row 6, Grave 37
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PVT. HICKS, Ralph Wilson
Service number: 33154407

Age: 32
Born: Oct 4, 1912, Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia, USA
Hometown: Warm Springs, Virginia
Family:
Harrison Frederick Hicks (father)
Cornelia Ruth (nee Warwick) Hicks (mother)
Gladys Virginia Hicks/Hooke/Gutshall (sister)
Willard Lee Hicks (brother)
Clyde Dempsey Hicks (brother)
Lucille Callie Hicks/Miano (sister)
Harrison Merle Hicks (brother)
Lucille Revercomb (nee Bonner) Hicks (wife)

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 38th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B Company
Date of death: 18 December 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: On the Prümerberg River, east of St. Vith, Belgium
Awards/Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot A, Row 6, Grave 37
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on 5 March 1942, at Camp Lee, Virginia
Other information:
PVT. HICKS, Ralph Wilson
Service number: 33154407

Age: 32
Born: Oct 4, 1912, Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia, USA
Hometown: Warm Springs, Virginia
Family:
Harrison Frederick Hicks (father)
Cornelia Ruth (nee Warwick) Hicks (mother)
Gladys Virginia Hicks/Hooke/Gutshall (sister)
Willard Lee Hicks (brother)
Clyde Dempsey Hicks (brother)
Lucille Callie Hicks/Miano (sister)
Harrison Merle Hicks (brother)
Lucille Revercomb (nee Bonner) Hicks (wife)

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 38th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B Company
Date of death: 18 December 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: On the Prümerberg River, east of St. Vith, Belgium
Awards/Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot A, Row 6, Grave 37
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on 5 March 1942, at Camp Lee, Virginia
Other information:

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PVT 38 INF BN 7 ARMD DIV VIRGINIA

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Entered the service from Virginia.

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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56282053/ralph_wilson-hicks: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Ralph Wilson Hicks (4 Oct 1912–18 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56282053, citing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).