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United States Army officer (1898–1986)

Ralph P. Eaton
Nickname(s)	Doc
Born	(1898-08-05)5 August 1898
Died	15 May 1986(1986-05-15) (aged 87) Ashville, North Carolina, United States
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919 1924–1954
Rank	Brigadier General
Service number	0-15871
Unit	Infantry Branch
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Battles / wars	World War I World War II
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Alma mater	United States Military Academy United States Army Infantry School

Ralph Parker Eaton (5 August 1898 – 16 May 1986) was a brigadier general in the United States Army who served as the chief of staff of the 82nd Airborne Division and XVIII Airborne Corps during World War II.

A native of Illinois, Eaton enlisted in the United States Army in 1917, serving on the Western Front with the sanitary train of the 5th Division. Eaton entered the United States Military Academy in 1920

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