Pvt. Ralph M. Tritz, 26, son of A. N. Tritz, locomotive engineer, of Dubuque, Ia., was killed in Italy on June 14, 1944, while serving with a field artillery observation battalion. He went overseas on Mar. 14, 1944. The Purple Heart medal has been bestowed posthumously.
Source: Milwaukee Road Magazine, January 1945 (photo included)
Ralph Martin Tritz was born Dec. 16, 1918 to Anthony N. and Frances A. Frommelt Tritz. He died June 14, 1944 and is buried in Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta, Italy.
Pvt. Tritz served in World War II with the U.S. Army 142nd Infantry Service Company and died of wounds received in action in Italy. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
