Ralph Edouard William ENGELKE

 

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Source : Johnes Yahweh Laine (Ellen Marchese)

NUMBER OF SERVICE06951532
AGE24 yo
DATE OF BIRTH6 November 1919 Saint Clair Township, Monona, IOWA
ENLISTMENT STATEIOWA
FAMILY

Parents : Ernest Andrew "Andy" Wilhelm Friedrich ENGLEKE & Edna Johanne Wilhelmine Bartels

Sisters : Erna Marie, Velma Maurine Elsie & Norma Ella Alwena

RANK
Private First Class Private First Class
FONCTIONInfantry Man 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTGas station employeeIa
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 7 May 1942
COMPANY 
BATTALION 
REGIMENT  358th Infantry Regiment
DIVISION  90th Infantry Division
DATE OF DEATH11 June 1944

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STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATH Colleville sur Mer 
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMETERY TEMPORARY of  -- N°--

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Story of Cemetery Temporary  

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
F2418
DECORATION & BADGE

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge 

 

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

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STORY
 Only son PFC Ralph Engelke was Killed in Action on June 11, 1944 in Normandy, he was 24 years old…
Born in Saint Clair Township, Iowa to Ernest and Edna Engelke on November 6, 1919, Ralph E William Engelke was their only son with three sisters.
Their father Ernest was a WW1 Army Veteran who served in France, older sister Erna passed away in 1940 after a brief illness.
Ralph graduated from Ute High School in 1938 where he was a member of the basketball team that went to state. He was working at a gas station when he enlisted in the Army on May 7, 1942.
Ralph trained in Texas, California, and New Jersey before being sent to England in March 1944 with the 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division.
On June 8, 1944, the 358th IR landed on Utah Beach and advanced into the bocage near Picauville where they suffered heavy casualties.
Three days after arriving in Normandy, on June 11, 1944, PFC Ralph Engelke was Killed in Action.
He is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France - Plot F Row 24 Grave 18.

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Source : Cindy Leister

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div 90

90th INFANTRY DIVISION - TOUGH OMBRES

 

Activated/Activé

 Normandy/Normandie

25 Mar 1942  Days of Combat/Jour de Combat  308
   Casualties/Victimes 19 200

Entered Combat/Entré au combat

 
9 Jun 1944 Normandy  

Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux

Maj. Gen. Henry Terrell, Jr. (Mar 42 - Jan 44)
Brig. Gen. Jay W. MacKelvie (Jan 44 - Jul 44)
Maj. Gen. Eugene M. Landrum (Jul 44 - Aug 44)
Maj. Gen. Raymond S. McLain (Aug 44 - Oct 44)
Maj. Gen. James A. Van Fleet (Oct 44 - Feb 45)
Maj. Gen. Lowell W. Rooks (Feb 45 - Mar 45)
Maj. Gen. Herbert L. Earnest (Mar 45 - Nov 45)

Campaigns/Campagnes

Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)
Northern France (25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44)
Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45)
Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)

   

PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP

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DIVISION CHRONICLE

The 90th Infantry Division landed in England, 5 April 1944, and trained from 10 April to 4 June. First elements of the Division saw action on Dday, 6 June, on Utah Beach, Normandy, the remainder entering combat, 10 June, cutting across the Merderet River to take Pont l'Abbe in heavy fighting. After defensive action along the Douve, the Division attacked to clear the Foret de Mont Castre, clearing it by 11 July, in spite of fierce resistance. An attack on the island of Seves failing, 23 July, the 90th bypassed it and took Periers, 27 July. On 12 August, the Division drove across the Sarthe River, north and east of Le Mans, and took part in the closing of the Falaise Gap, taking Chambois, 19 August. It then raced across France, through Verdun, 6 September, to participate in the siege of Metz, 14 September - 19 November, capturing Maizieres les Metz, 30 October, and crossing the Moselle at Koenigsmacker, 9 November. On. 6 December 1944, the Division pushed across the Saar and established a bridgehead north of Saarlautern, 618 December, but with the outbreak of the Von Rundstedt drive, withdrew to the west bank on 19 December, and went on the defensive until 5 January 1945, when it shifted to the scene of the Ardennes struggle. It drove across the Our, near Oberhausen, 29 January, to establish and expand a bridgehead. In February, the Division smashed through Siegfried fortifications to the Prum River. After a short rest, the 90th continued across the Moselle to take Mainz, 22 March, and crossed the Rhine, the Main, and the Werra in rapid succession. Pursuit continued to the Czech border, 18 April 1945, and into the Sudeten hills. The Division was en route to Prague when the war in Europe ended.

CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION


La 90th Infantry Division débarque en Angleterre le 5 avril 1944 et s'entraîne du 10 avril au 4 juin. Les premiers éléments de la Division ont combattu le 6 juin à Utah Beach, en Normandie, le reste étant entré en combat, le 10 juin, traversant la rivière Merderet pour prendre Pont l'Abbe dans de violents combats. Après une action défensive le long de la Douve, la Division attaqua la Foret de Mont Castre, la défrichant le 11 juillet, malgré une résistance féroce. Une attaque sur l'île de Seves échoua, le 23 juillet, le 90ème la contourna et s'empara de Periers, le 27 juillet. Le 12 août, la Division traverse la Sarthe, au nord et à l'est du Mans, et prend part à la fermeture du Falaise Gap en prenant Chambois le 19 août. Il a ensuite couru à travers la France, à travers Verdun, le 6 septembre, pour participer au siège de Metz, 14 septembre - 19 novembre, capturant Maizières les Metz, le 30 octobre, et traversant la Moselle à Koenigsmacker, le 9 novembre. Sur. Le 6 décembre 1944, la division traverse la Sarre et établit une tête de pont au nord de Saarlautern, 618 décembre, mais avec le déclenchement de la promenade Von Rundstedt, se retire sur la rive ouest le 19 décembre et continue la défensive jusqu'au 5 janvier 1945, quand il s'est déplacé sur la scène de la lutte ardennaise. Il a traversé l'Our, près d'Oberhausen, le 29 janvier, pour établir et agrandir une tête de pont. En février, la Division a défoncé les fortifications de Siegfried jusqu'à la rivière Prum. Après un court repos, le 90e a continué à travers la Moselle pour prendre Mainz, 22 mars, et a traversé le Rhin, le Main et le Werra dans la succession rapide. Pursuit a continué à la frontière tchèque, le 18 avril 1945, et dans les collines des Sudètes. La division était en route pour Prague quand la guerre en Europe a fini.
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EDITORSVictor,  Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud

Father of

Ralph E W

 

Ernest Andrew Wilhelm

Friedrich ENGLEKE

 

"Andy"


 

NUMBER OF SERVICE 

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Source : Cindy Leister

DATE OF BIRTH13 March1892 Ute, Monona, IOWA
ENLISTMENT STATEIOWA
FAMILY

Spouse : Ernest Andrew "Andy" Wilhelm Friedrich ENGLEKE & Edna Johanne Wilhelmine Bartels

Children: Ralph E W, Erna Marie, Velma Maurine Elsie & Norma Ella Alwena

RANK
Private  
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT   Ia 
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
UNITWW 1 
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