BIOGRAPHY:
1st Lieutenant Ralph H. Rinker is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold/Lorraine, France. Plot: C, Row: 20, Grave: 71.
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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC)
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Rank:
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1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
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Company B, 90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th Armored Division "Tiger", U.S. Army
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Action:
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For action performed on 19 March 1945, near Kaiserslautern/Regierungsbezirk Pfalz, Germany.
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Posthumously awarded.
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SILVER STAR
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Unit:
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Company B, 90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th Armored Division "Tiger", U.S. Army
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Citation unavailable.
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PURPLE HEART
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Rank:
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1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
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Unit:
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Company B, 90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th Armored Division "Tiger", U.S. Army
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