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'''Last Name: ''' Biloon<br /> | '''Last Name: ''' Biloon<br /> | ||
'''First Name: ''' Ralph<br /> | '''First Name: ''' Ralph<br /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 2 January 2025
Last Name: Biloon
First Name: Ralph
Middle Initial/Name: Joseph
Nickname:
Birthdate: 03/31/1921 [1]
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA [2]
Wilmington Residence: 312 W. 8th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
High School:
Secondary School: University of Delaware, Newark, DE [3]
Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: Student
Branch of Armed Services: United States Navy
Armed Services Serial Number: 722-50-72
Service Duration: 04/09/1942 - 21/12/1945
Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Fleet Sound School, Key West, FL; Treasure Island, CA; San Francisco
Unit(s): U.S.S. O'Bannon (450); U.S.S. Stoddard (566)
Rank(s): Seaman 3rd Class
Theater(s) of Operation:
Locations: San Francisco; Tokyo Bay;
Campaigns/Battles:
Military Occupation/Specialty:
Awards/Honors: Silver Star; 5 Campaign bars [4]
Memorials:
Of Interest:
Delaware Connection: Arthur Biloon (brother)
Discharge Date: 21/12/1945[5]
Where Returned: 318 W. 8th Street, Wilmington, Delaware[6]
Did Not Return:
Death Date: 05/01/1990[7]
Death Place: Wilmington, Delaware USA[8]
Death Cause: Cancer/Heart Attack[9]
Place of Burial: Beth Emeth Memorial Park, Faulkland, New Castle, Delaware, USA[10]
Photo: Yes
First Letter to Mollye: 10/29/1942
Last Letter to Mollye: 11/14/1945
Number of Folders in Mollye Collection: 9
Y Recorder link(s):
Delawares WWII Fallen Profile:
Oral History Interview(s):
Later Work: Electrician. Co-owner Biloon's Electrical Services, Wilmington, DE *** [11]
Date of Marriage: 12/28/1947[12]
Spouse Name: Erika Gottschalk Biloon[13]
Spouse Nickname:
Spouse Birthdate: 26/09/1922[14]
Spouse Birthplace: Germany [15]>
Spouse Death Date: 13/08/2010 [16]
Spouse Death Place: Wilmington, DE USA[17]
Name(s) of Children: David Joel Biloon; Frieda Biloon Irwin[18]
Survivors/Relation:
Father's Name: Edward Biloon[19]
Mother's Name: Olga Bleier Biloon[20]
Birthplace of Father: New York[21]
Birthplace of Mother: New York[22]
Sources:
CITATIONS
PROFILE
- ↑ Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155080459/ralph-j-biloon
- ↑ 1950 US Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Y-1YFT
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/159583028/?match=1&terms=%22Ralph%20J.%20Biloon%22
- ↑ Letter from Ralph J. Biloon to parents dated May 23, 1943.
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8544000:2441
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8544000:2441
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/159583028/?match=1&terms=%22Ralph%20J.%20Biloon%22
- ↑ ibid
- ↑ oral history of son, David J. Biloon, 7/23/2024
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/159583028/?match=1&terms=%22Ralph%20J.%20Biloon%22
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/159583028/?match=1&terms=%22Ralph%20J.%20Biloon%22
- ↑ "Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Y-1YFT : Sat Mar 09 22:37:52 UTC 2024), Entry for Ralph Biloon and Erika Gottschalk, 28 December 1947.
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/160824102/?article=128ac635-928d-4a0d-89c2-166c1ca67b6f&focus=0.28615877,0.058804635,0.39981398,0.32717562&xid=3398&_gl=1*1exuiu8*_gcl_au*MTU3NzcxNDE2MC4xNzIxNzQ5MzU4*_ga*MTc1MzkwMzk3OC4xNzIxNzQ5MzYw*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*NTZiMWQ1Y2UtMzcwMi00ZDZkLTlhMGItMjBiMWZlNWQ5YzZjLjkuMS4xNzIyMDIxODYzLjYwLjAuMA..*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*NTZiMWQ1Y2UtMzcwMi00ZDZkLTlhMGItMjBiMWZlNWQ5YzZjLjkuMS4xNzIyMDIxODYzLjAuMC4w
- ↑ Find-a-Grave.com https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57032969/erika-biloon
- ↑ 1950 US Census.https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XLW-MSQ8
- ↑ Find-a-Grave.com https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57032969/erika-biloon
- ↑ The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, May 2, 1990, pg. 17 Obituary. https://www.newspapers.com/image/165056789/?article=f8a982a1-d113-4aac-9b0c-5a43d64831f8&focus=0.05209163,0.56314814,0.20731513,0.9792652&xid=3355&_gl=1*1nhshw8*_gcl_au*MTU3NzcxNDE2MC4xNzIxNzQ5MzU4*_ga*MTc1MzkwMzk3OC4xNzIxNzQ5MzYw*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*NTZiMWQ1Y2UtMzcwMi00ZDZkLTlhMGItMjBiMWZlNWQ5YzZjLjkuMS4xNzIyMDIyMzQ3LjYwLjAuMA..*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*NTZiMWQ1Y2UtMzcwMi00ZDZkLTlhMGItMjBiMWZlNWQ5YzZjLjkuMS4xNzIyMDIyMzQ3LjAuMC4w
- ↑ ibid
- ↑ 1940 US Census, NationalArchives.gov.https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&q.anyDate.from=1895&q.anyPlace=Wilmington%2C%20New%20Castle%2C%20Delaware%2C%20United%20States&q.givenName=Olga&q.surname=Biloon
- ↑ 1940 US Census, Delaware. ibid
- ↑ 1940 US Census ibid
- ↑ 1940 US Census. ibid