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McKenzies of Early Maryland
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 1914 - 1987 (73 years)
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| Name |
Ralph Louis Geiger |
| Birth |
16 May 1914 |
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
11 Nov 1987 |
Winter, Sawyer County, Wisconsin |
| Notes |
- Ralph L. Geiger, 73, of Winter, Wisconsin, formerly of the Meyersdale area, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1987, at Winter, Wisconsin. He was born May 16, 1914, in Connellsville. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II, resided in Chicago until moving to Wisconsin in the late 1950s. He is survived by his wife Mary, of King, Wisconsin, one daughter, Linda Glass, of Farmington, Minnesota, and two sisters, Susie Lynch, of Meyersdale and Nel Titus, of Baltimore, Md. Funeral services were held Saturday in Winter, with burial there. The Republic, November 19, 1987
He. Sgt. Ralph L. Geiger, 28, Meyersdale, was wounded in action last month in the Mediterranean area, it was revealed yesterday by the War Department. Sgt. Geiger, son of Mrs. Minnie Geiger, was awarded the Silver Star for his gallant actions during the Sicilian campaign. The area soldier was credited with repulsing a German assault on a hill near Discari, Sicily. In the face of heavy fire, Sgt. Geiger armed himself with a rocket launcher and advanced to within 50 feet of the tanks, setting one afire to cause a break in the attack. The Cumberland Evening Times, February 14, 1944
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| Person ID |
I48908 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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