Name
Hometown
Elba, Nebraska
Biography
Ralph Shinn was from Elba, Nebraska. He attended Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney, where he was on the track team. When he left for service as an enlisted soldier in the Marine Corps, he only lacked six months of school until he would have graduated. He died on May 16th, 1945 on Okinawa. He was awarded an honorary degree from NSTC at Kearney from President Cushing.
Branch of Service
Marine Corps
Rank
Corporal
Military Occupational Specialty
Unknown
Death Date
5-16-1945
Original Source Location
UNK Archives Briggs Collection, Box 23, Folder 4, Envelope 5
Shinn-Ralph-B23F4E5-04.pdf (287 kB)
Cpl. Ralph C. Shinn, Former Student at College, Is Killed
Shinn-Ralph-B23F4E5-05.pdf (99 kB)
Corp. Ralph Shinn Killed
Shinn-Ralph-Memorial.pdf (1365 kB)
Memorial to Ralph C. Shinn
Briggs-B23-Env-5-Ralph-Shinn-03.tif (423088 kB)
Ralph Shinn in uniform (high quality)
Cpl. Ralph C. Shinn, Former Student at College, Is Killed
Shinn-Ralph-B23F4E5-05.pdf (99 kB)
Corp. Ralph Shinn Killed
Shinn-Ralph-Memorial.pdf (1365 kB)
Memorial to Ralph C. Shinn
Briggs-B23-Env-5-Ralph-Shinn-03.tif (423088 kB)
Ralph Shinn in uniform (high quality)
Recommended Citation
"Ralph C. Shinn" (1945). World War II Casualties. 32.
https://openspaces.unk.edu/wwii-casualties/32
Additional Information
Additional information available in the 1946 Blue and Gold yearbook, viewable at http://library.unk.edu/archives/ . If you'd like to schedule a visit to view these materials in person, or if you'd like to submit additional information, please contact us.