*last update 8/17/2024

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen - R surnames

KIA POW DNB Pic/s
Reed, Ben Jr.        
Reed, Bill        
Retig, Vernon   X    
Ritchey, Clarence        
Rodawig, Donald F.        
Rush, Thomas       X

Alvin Bernard Reinken was born May 9, 1922 to Abraham Bernard “Abe” and Stenna “Tena” Ennen Reinken. He died Aug. 19, 2005 and is buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM. Sgt. Reinken served with the U.S. Army in World War II. 

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Vearl R. Reinken was born Jan. 22, 1912 to Abraham Bernard “Abe” and Stenna “Tena” Ennen Reinken. He died Dec. 1, 1993 and is buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Mount Vernon, IA. Sgt. Reinken served in World War II with the U.S. Army. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Bert L. Rens was born Apr. 25, 1897 to Lammert and Margaret Garrison Rens. He died June 30, 1955 and is buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, IA. Bert served in World War II with the U.S. Army POW Camp, Greeley, CO. 

Source: ancestry.com 


Glen Wesley Rockow was born Dec. 8, 1914 to Herman Julius Carl and Emma Katherine Nolte Rockow. He died Nov. 17, 1990 and is buried in Moody Cemetery, Moody, TX. Glen served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com 


Ordell Franklin “Pete” Romine was born Nov. 21, 1922 to Lester Frederick and Anna C. Sievert Romine. He died June 1, 2009 and is buried in Lakeview Gardens Cemetery, Spirit Lake, IA. Pvt. Romine served in World War II with the U.S. Army and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com 


Kenneth Owen Root was born Mar. 31, 1925 to Frederick Newton and Grace Blanche Hess Root. He died Mar. 30, 2014 and is buried in Lakevieew Gardens Cemetery, Spirit Lake, IA.

Kenneth served in World War II with the U.S.Navy in Oahu, Hawaii.

Source: ancestry.com 


Clifton LeRoy Rubis was born Dec. 18, 1921 to Andrew and Iva Farster Rubis. He died Mar. 17, 1971 and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Spirit Lake, IA. Clifton served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps. 

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Weldon Clare Rubis was born May 11, 1924 to Andrew and Iva Farster Rubis. He died Sept. 27, 1999 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA. Weldon served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Air Corps.  

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Feb 2020; updated Jul & Aug 2024

 

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