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Home State
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Year of Birth
1875 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Eugene Claude Ipox, Jr., TM1
to remember
Ball, Ernest B., PhM2c.
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Home Town
Boonville |
Last Address
Burial:
Winegar Cemetery
Byron Center' Kent County
Michigan
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Date of Passing
Apr 01, 1946 |
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Location of Interment
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Wall/Plot Coordinates
Plot 103-Grave 3 |
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Last Known Activity
Ernest B. Ball: USN, 5th Marine Regiment, Blanc Mont, NC, DSC, SS. For extraordinary heroism while serving with the 5th Marines at Blanc Mont, and in the Meuse Argonne, offesive. He showed exceptional bravery and devotion to duty while dressing wounded men under constant machine gun and shell fire. He also received (2) Silver Stars at the Meuse Argonne, for gallantry in action on 10 November 1918 in caring for the wounded under heavy machine gun fire.
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