Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II
Dedicated to Val Rimer z"l and the Jewish War Veterans of Canada, Post No. 2, and created with the support of the Ghert Family Foundation
Ralph Switzer. 1944. JHSSA #2700.77
Ralph Switzer
Last Name
Switzer
First Name
Ralph
Arrival in Southern Alberta
pre WWII: with parents, 1923
Date of Birth
04/15/1908
Date of Death
10/07/2006
Place of Birth
Radom, Poland
Place of Death
Calgary, Alberta
Parent's Name
Mendel and Bella (Rosenzweig)
Spouse's Name
Florence (Gibbs)
War
WWII
Date of Enlistment
1943
Date of Discharge
1945
Country of Service
Canada
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
RCAF
Casualty
No
Place of Burial
Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta
Information Source
Memories on the March p. 133; Jewish War Veterans of Canada Post No. 2; obit Calgary Herald October 10, 2006; Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta files
Other information
"served 30 months"