RALPH GEORGE BAMMEL
b. Oct 16, 1915 Detroit d. 1944 Died Non Battle/Killed In Action France
S Sgt 26541783 Army
10th Armoured Div, 20th Arm Inf Bn
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| 16615 Monica |
Buried Holy Cross Cemetery, Marine City, Michigan
Parents: John L. & Christine (Britz)
Sibling: Bernie
A family all born in Michigan, including the
Christine’s two younger sisters who lived with the family in 1920. John worked
as a foreman in an auto plant. He raised his family in a neighborhood near
University of Detroit. Summers were
spent in Marine City where they had family.
Ralph graduated from Redford in Jan 1934 and worked
as a shipping clerk for Ford Motor Co. Among the first to registerefor the
the draft in Oct 1940 he was 6’ tall, 185 lbs with brown hair (eyes described on
his draft registration as ‘other’).
The 10th Armored Division entered France
through the port of Cherbourg Sept 23, 1944 and put in a month of training at
Teurtheville, France before entering combat. They were under General George S.
Patton. After leaving Teurtheville Oct 25 they moved to Mars-la-Tour where they
entered combat Nov 2. They advanced eastward along the Moselle River Valley but
were diverted to the north when the Germans launched the Battle of the Bulge.
On Dec 13, 1944 a memorial mass was held for Ralph in Marine City.
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