Ralph L. McDonald | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	14043603
Unit	578th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Rank	Staff Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Georgia
Date of Death	April 29 1944
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Netherlands American Cemetery AM Begraafplaats 1 6269 NA Margraten Netherlands

578th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, Heavy

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Notes

SSGT McDonald's remains were recovered in 2003 and identified in 2007. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.