Ralph C. Page
Ralph enlisted in the US Army at Decatur, Macon County, Illinois on March 15th, 1917.
He passed the recruitment tests and was shipped overseas to fight in Europe. While overseas the horrors of war took its toll on Ralph. He returned to Camp Jackson, South Carolina in May of 1919 but by August of 1920 he had to be transferred to the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC, as he was suffering from what was described then as a nervous break down or shell shock, but commonly known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) today.
In February of 1921 he was returned home to his mother under military guard for her to look after him and help him recover. He also appeared before a judge who after listening to doctors and medical evidence, appointed a conservator to handle his financial affairs and compensation of $80 a month was to be paid to the conservator on his behalf. Despite the dire diagnosis, the doctors were in agreement that his condition was curable, and the state and local American Legion worked to aid and support Ralph in his recovery efforts.
It is unknown to what degree Ralph managed to recover, but it must have been to a point where he could live his life again as on July 1st, 1922, Ralph C. Page married Velma M. Jones. Sometime between the date of their marriage and April of 1925 the couple moved to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area where as per the 1930 US Federal Census, Ralph was employed as a Machinist. On the 1940 US Federal Census he is categorized as a Laborer, however that still may have included being a Machinist.
On the 1930 and 1940 US Federal Census records, they show only Ralph and Velma as family members, with no children listed. They continued to live in the Milwaukee area through the 1940's and into the 1950's.
On the 5th of September, 1954, tragically Ralph drowned in a fishing accident on a lake in the Milwaukee area.
In his death announcement, it states that among those left to mourn his passing are his wife and two children, who are living in the Milwaukee area. This is the first mention of any children, so they would have been born sometime between April of 1940 and August of 1954. The article does not state the children's names or genders.
Bio by Larry Walker
Ralph enlisted in the US Army at Decatur, Macon County, Illinois on March 15th, 1917.
He passed the recruitment tests and was shipped overseas to fight in Europe. While overseas the horrors of war took its toll on Ralph. He returned to Camp Jackson, South Carolina in May of 1919 but by August of 1920 he had to be transferred to the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC, as he was suffering from what was described then as a nervous break down or shell shock, but commonly known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) today.
In February of 1921 he was returned home to his mother under military guard for her to look after him and help him recover. He also appeared before a judge who after listening to doctors and medical evidence, appointed a conservator to handle his financial affairs and compensation of $80 a month was to be paid to the conservator on his behalf. Despite the dire diagnosis, the doctors were in agreement that his condition was curable, and the state and local American Legion worked to aid and support Ralph in his recovery efforts.
It is unknown to what degree Ralph managed to recover, but it must have been to a point where he could live his life again as on July 1st, 1922, Ralph C. Page married Velma M. Jones. Sometime between the date of their marriage and April of 1925 the couple moved to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area where as per the 1930 US Federal Census, Ralph was employed as a Machinist. On the 1940 US Federal Census he is categorized as a Laborer, however that still may have included being a Machinist.
On the 1930 and 1940 US Federal Census records, they show only Ralph and Velma as family members, with no children listed. They continued to live in the Milwaukee area through the 1940's and into the 1950's.
On the 5th of September, 1954, tragically Ralph drowned in a fishing accident on a lake in the Milwaukee area.
In his death announcement, it states that among those left to mourn his passing are his wife and two children, who are living in the Milwaukee area. This is the first mention of any children, so they would have been born sometime between April of 1940 and August of 1954. The article does not state the children's names or genders.
Bio by Larry Walker
Ralph C. Page
Ralph enlisted in the US Army at Decatur, Macon County, Illinois on March 15th, 1917.
He passed the recruitment tests and was shipped overseas to fight in Europe. While overseas the horrors of war took its toll on Ralph. He returned to Camp Jackson, South Carolina in May of 1919 but by August of 1920 he had to be transferred to the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC, as he was suffering from what was described then as a nervous break down or shell shock, but commonly known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) today.
In February of 1921 he was returned home to his mother under military guard for her to look after him and help him recover. He also appeared before a judge who after listening to doctors and medical evidence, appointed a conservator to handle his financial affairs and compensation of $80 a month was to be paid to the conservator on his behalf. Despite the dire diagnosis, the doctors were in agreement that his condition was curable, and the state and local American Legion worked to aid and support Ralph in his recovery efforts.
It is unknown to what degree Ralph managed to recover, but it must have been to a point where he could live his life again as on July 1st, 1922, Ralph C. Page married Velma M. Jones. Sometime between the date of their marriage and April of 1925 the couple moved to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area where as per the 1930 US Federal Census, Ralph was employed as a Machinist. On the 1940 US Federal Census he is categorized as a Laborer, however that still may have included being a Machinist.
On the 1930 and 1940 US Federal Census records, they show only Ralph and Velma as family members, with no children listed. They continued to live in the Milwaukee area through the 1940's and into the 1950's.
On the 5th of September, 1954, tragically Ralph drowned in a fishing accident on a lake in the Milwaukee area.
In his death announcement, it states that among those left to mourn his passing are his wife and two children, who are living in the Milwaukee area. This is the first mention of any children, so they would have been born sometime between April of 1940 and August of 1954. The article does not state the children's names or genders.
Bio by Larry Walker
Ralph enlisted in the US Army at Decatur, Macon County, Illinois on March 15th, 1917.
He passed the recruitment tests and was shipped overseas to fight in Europe. While overseas the horrors of war took its toll on Ralph. He returned to Camp Jackson, South Carolina in May of 1919 but by August of 1920 he had to be transferred to the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC, as he was suffering from what was described then as a nervous break down or shell shock, but commonly known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) today.
In February of 1921 he was returned home to his mother under military guard for her to look after him and help him recover. He also appeared before a judge who after listening to doctors and medical evidence, appointed a conservator to handle his financial affairs and compensation of $80 a month was to be paid to the conservator on his behalf. Despite the dire diagnosis, the doctors were in agreement that his condition was curable, and the state and local American Legion worked to aid and support Ralph in his recovery efforts.
It is unknown to what degree Ralph managed to recover, but it must have been to a point where he could live his life again as on July 1st, 1922, Ralph C. Page married Velma M. Jones. Sometime between the date of their marriage and April of 1925 the couple moved to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area where as per the 1930 US Federal Census, Ralph was employed as a Machinist. On the 1940 US Federal Census he is categorized as a Laborer, however that still may have included being a Machinist.
On the 1930 and 1940 US Federal Census records, they show only Ralph and Velma as family members, with no children listed. They continued to live in the Milwaukee area through the 1940's and into the 1950's.
On the 5th of September, 1954, tragically Ralph drowned in a fishing accident on a lake in the Milwaukee area.
In his death announcement, it states that among those left to mourn his passing are his wife and two children, who are living in the Milwaukee area. This is the first mention of any children, so they would have been born sometime between April of 1940 and August of 1954. The article does not state the children's names or genders.
Bio by Larry Walker
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