Ralph T. Ryan

Ralph T. Ryan of Tower, Minnesota was inducted into the Army on June 13, 1942.

He was a Technician 5th Grade and power plant operator with Battery B, 590th Field Artillery Battalion in Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Rome Arno, Italy; Southern France, Rhineland and central Europe.

He was awarded the: Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with a Bronze Service Arrowhead, an one silver and one bronze battle star (representing 6 campaigns), and the World War II Victory Medal, and 5 overseas service bars.

He was discharged on Oct. 16, 1945.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 276

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