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PVT Ralph Rudolph Dahlkoetter
17 Mar 1924 – 8 May 1945
| Birth | 17 Mar 1924 |
| Death | 8 May 1945 |
| Cemetery | Prospect Hill Cemetery Norfolk , Madison County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Gene Hutson on 30 Aug 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96284941 |
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DAHLKOETTER, Ralph R. (Pvt.); 20 Jun. 1945 OWH eve p 6 The Norfolk Daily News; Norfolk, Nebraska; Wednesday, May 9, 1945; Page 2 *With Our Fighting Forces* -- Special To The News -- Pvt. Ralph R. Dahlkoetter, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Dahlkoetter, Norfolk, Neb., has arrived on Luzon, in the Philippines and has been assigned to the veteran 32nd Infantry Division. Private Dahlkoetter, who, since induction in August 1944, has been transferred from camp to post to replacement center, will now have a "home" and permanent address with the battle-famed 32nd "Red Arrow" division. Following basic training at Camp Roberts, Calif., Private Dahlkoetter left the United States for overseas duty in February, 1945. Stanton Register; Stanton, Nebraska; Thursday, May 10, 1945; Page 2 PVT. RALPH DAHLKOETTER IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Pvt. Ralph Dahlkoetter, who is now in the Philippines, is now receiving the Stanton Register and sends us his new address so that now the Register will arrive more promptly. We quote from his letter, "There is nothing that I miss more than the Register and haven't received one since leaving my basic training camp." The Norfolk Daily News; Norfolk, Nebraska; Monday, May 14, 1945; Page 5 * Streamlined News for Those in Service * Pvt. Ralph Dahlkoetter, Norfolk, to Luzon. The Norfolk Daily News; Norfolk, Nebraska; Tuesday, May 29, 1945; Front Page Stanton Soldier Killed on Luzon PFC. Ralph Dahlkoetter, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Dahlkoetter, residing near Stanton, was killed in action May 8 while fighting Japanese on Luzon, according to word received here Tuesday morning by the Red Cross chapter. The young man, who was 21 years old, had been overseas two months, and was in the infantry. Surviving are his parents and six brothers and sisters, including Pvt. Alvin, who is somewhere in New Guinea, and Mrs. Gene Palmer, 1405 Norfolk Ave. all spelling and punctuation as it appeared in the paper. (GH)
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- Wilma K. Dahlkoetter Palmer 1918–2017
- Ellen Minnie Dahlkoetter 1920–2002
- Alvin Harold Dahlkoetter 1922–2001
- Robert Gene "Bud" Dahlkoetter 1926–2020
- Donald D. Dahlkoetter 1929–2018
- JoAnn Marie Dahlkoetter Hrabak 1936–2019
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