From DPL: "Ralph W. Hulbert was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1920. He attended high school at Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H. and graduated in 1940. Hulbert had completed one year of college before enlisting in the Army on March 5, 1943 at Boston, Massachusetts. He joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colorado, where he was assigned to the 86th Infantry Regiment and served with companies A and F. During combat operations in Italy, Hulbert received the Bronze Star Medal during the Po River battle. After returning to the U.S., Hulbert attended Boston University where he pursued degrees in physical and elementary education."