RAIDERS Ratcliffe, Paul Philip

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Ratcliffe​

• FORENAME

Paul Philip​

• UNIT

1st Raider Battalion (Company C) ​

• RANK

Private​

• NUMBER

359057​

• DATE OF DEATH

14th September 1942​

• AGE

20​

• GRAVESITE

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Tablets of the Missing​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

resided Pennsylvania​

born 06.11.1921, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA​

father Ray Ratcliffe​

mother Marie Ratcliffe (1893-1967)​

attended St. Athanasius Parochial School​

attended Olney High School​

younger brother Donald G. also Marine Raider (4th Raider Battalion) (1923-1969)​

14.01.1942 enlisted​

Next of kin - Mother Mrs. Marie Ratcliffe, 1937 72d Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania​

KIA Solomon Islands (body not recovered)​

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, USA (Memorial)​

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