Comments regarding First Lieutenant
Ralph Westbrook STINE
| Killed in action at Verdun, September 26, 1918 by machine gun fire, buried October 2, 1918, in Military Cemetery, at Glorieux, France. Grave 121, Row 84. Next of kin, Mrs. Minnie Stine, mother 245 Chestnut St. Paxton, Ill |
Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military honor that is given to a member of the U.S. Army. It was awarded for extreme gallantry at risk of life in combat with an enemy force.
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Name: Ralph Westbrook Stine
Departure Date: 16 May 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: 245 West Chestnut Street
Residence Place: Paxton Illinois
Mother: Minnie Stine
Ship: Agamemnon
Military Unit: 132nd
Rank: 2nd Lt Infantry N G
Notes: Detachment Of Officers, 132nd Inf U S N G Attached To 130th Infantry USNG
Company L Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as 2nd lieutenant. Enlisted 12 May 1918. Accepted Commission 12 May 1918. Detached Service (DS) with 130th I 12 to 27 May 1918 per SO#123 Headquarters 33rd DIV dtd 10 May 1918. Detached Service (DS) school, Langres per SO#133; Detached Service (DS) Gas School, St. Valery, France per SO#117. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as 2nd Lt. Detached Service (DS) Army Spec School, Langres. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as 2nd Lt; Duty. - Company Roster 31 August Company Roster: Listed; Duty status. - Company L, Morning Report 26 September, 1918, A.E.F, Killed in Action (KIA).
 WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps |
 Purple Heart September 1918 |
1LT Ralph Westbrook Stine in Find A Grave
| BIRTH | 7 Apr 1891
Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, USA |
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| DEATH | 26 Sep 1918 (aged 27)
Forges-sur-Meuse, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France |
| BURIAL |
Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, USA Actually buried Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France per American Battle Monuments Commission. Holder of Distnguished Service Cross. |
American Battle Monuments Commission
Full Name: Ralph W Stine
State Of Residence: Illinois
Death Date: 26 Sep 1918
Buried at: Plot B Row 6 Grave 27 Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Romagne, France
Memorial Location: Plot B Row 6 Grave 27
Memorial Cemetery: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Memorial Country: Romagne, France
Rank: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Regiment: 132nd Infantry Regiment, 33rd Division
Conflict Period: World War I
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross
Served For: United States of America
Education: 1915 Bachlor of Science degree Monmouth College, Paxton, Illinois