Chickasaw County

 

Pvt. Ralph William Nicholson

 

 

Ralph William Nicholson was born Feb. 16, 1922 to George W. and Minnie Catherine Nicholson. He died June 6, 1944. He was initially buried near Ste. Mere Eglise in the Blosille Temporary Cemetery and his remains were later shipped home for burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua, IA.

Pvt. Nicholson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Co. G, 508th Parachute Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division and was KIA in Normandy, France. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com