*last update 2/25/2024

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen - R surnames KIA POW Died/nonbattle
Reader, John O.      
Robinson, William Robert X    
Roehrkasse, Walter      

John Cloyd Rauch was born Sept. 4, 1916 to John Jacob and Edith D. Cackler Rauch. He died Nov. 12, 1986 and is buried in El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, CA. 

1st Lt. Rauch served with the U.S. Army in World War II. 

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Lester Kenneth Rauch was born Feb. 8, 1921 to John Jacob and Edith D. Cackler Rauch. He died Apr. 11, 1944 and is buried in Victor Memorial Cemetery, Victor, IA. 

Sgt. Rauch served in World War II with the U.S. Army and died of wounds received in action on the Anzio beachhead.  

Source: ancestry.com 


Mervaille William Rinehart was born Apr. 15, 1922 to Clarence William and Merle Frances Shedenhelm Rinehart. He died Jan. 4, 1945 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

Petty Officer Rinehart served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) was sunk in a kamikaze attack on the Sulu Sea. He was MIA/FOD/KIA and awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal.

Source: ancestry.com


Cecil Edward Roberts was born Jan. 10, 1926 to John William and Pearl Linda Aiken Roberts. He died Sept. 15, 2020 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA. 

Cecil served with the U.S. Navy in World War II. 

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Richard Robert Roberts was born June 15, 1925 to John William and Pearl Linda Roberts. He died Apr. 13, 1945 and is buried in Ladora Cemetery, Ladora, IA. 

Pvt. Roberts served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Infantry, 34th Division during the campaigns in Tunisia, Africa, Sicily and Italy.

Source: ancestry.com 


Charles Hartman Robbins was born Oct. 9, 1920 to Charles L. and Clara M. Hartman Robbins. He died May 24, 2010.

Charles served in World War II with the U.S. Army.

Source: ancestry.com


Edward Jilberto Rohner was born Oct. 14, 1921 to Francis Joseph and Filomena E. Rohner. He died Mar. 28, 1943 (At Sea) and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, NY. 

Ens. Rohner served with the U.S. Naval Air Corps in World War II.  

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Apr 2019 & Nov 2023 & Feb 2024

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