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Second Lieutenant Ralph J Diederich Purple Heart
US Army Air Force 388 Bomber Group, Heavy 563 Bomber Squadron

(d.8th March 1944)
My grandfather's brother, Second Lieutenant Ralph J. Diederich O-755052 enlisted in Illinois in the U.S. Army Air Force and flew with the 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy. He lost his life on Wednesday, March 08, 1944 and was buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold (Moselle), in France. He was awarded a Purple Heart. I would love to learn more about him.

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