Ralph A. Carlson
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Ralph A. Carlson was inducted into the Army on Sept. 8, 1942.
He was a technician 4th grade and a cook with Battery C, 56th Anti-Aircraft Training Battalion and 719th Railway Operating Battalion, serving in Africa and Italy.
He was separated on Oct. 23, 1945.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 50.
