Ralph E. W. Engelke was born Nov. 6, 1919 to Andy E. and Edna Johanna Bartels Engelke. He died June 11, 1944 and is buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Pvt. Engelke served in World War II with the U.S. Army 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division and was KIA in France and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
