Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Ri - surnames |
George Herman Ribbing was born Sept. 10, 1919 to George Herman and Nina Waite Ribbing. He died Jan. 29, 1964 and is buried in Eldora City Cemetery, Eldora, IA.
George served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Fountain Rice was born Nov. 9, 1919 to Charles Dobbs and Lola Stevens Rice.
Lt. Rice served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Headquarters Air Material Command, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
Source: ancestry.com
Delbert Leroy Rice was born Apr. 17, 1923 to Alfred L. and Bernice Gosnell Rice. He died Mar. 30, 1990 and is buried in Gilbert Cemetery, Gilbert, IA.
Delbert served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
John Stephens Rice was born Oct. 27, 19224 to Charles Dobbs and Lola Stephens Rice. He died Nov. 20, 2011.
Flight Officer Rice served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a navigator.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Arthur Richardson was born Nov. 23, 1920 to Leonard Carl and Mary Rose Ahrens Richardson. He died Feb. 17, 2000 and is buried in Merced District Cemetery, Merced, CA.
Col. Richardson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps in England and France and was awarded the Air Medal. He also served in Korea and Vietnam.
Source: ancestry.com
Oliver Arnie Richardson was born Nov. 7, 1909 to John and Belle Weeks Richardson. He died Jan. 24, 1981 and is buried in Bethany Cemetery, Kelley, IA.
Sgt. Richardson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Engineer Combat Battalion in the European theater.
Source: ancestry.com
Ronald Charles Richardson was born Oct. 12, 1904 to Leon F. and Gertrude M. Shank Richardson. He died Jan. 13, 1976 and is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA.
Col. Richardson served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Alonzo Rickerson was born Jan. 28, 1916 to John E. and Faye McCulley Rickerson. He died Sept. 28, 1994.
Capt. Rickerson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps Air Transport Command, Headquarters Army Air Force, Office of the Air Inspector.
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Raymond Mack “Mack” Rickerson was born Dec. 25, 1919 to John E. and Faye McCulley Rickerson. He died Dec. 16, 2001 and is buried in Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX.
Sgt. Rickerson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Wayne Eldon Ricketts was born Oct. 15, 1923 to Robert A. and Nellie Irene Jones Ricketts. He died Sept. 10, 2011 and is buried in Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL.
Lt. Ricketts served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps in the South Pacific.
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Max Vincent Ricketts was born May 5, 1914 to Robert A. and Nellie Irene Jones Ricketts. He died Nov. 6, 1999 and is buried in Madison Valley Cemetery, Ennis, MT.
Cdr. Ricketts served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps Patrol Squadron 23 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He and fellow members of his squadron helped in the rescue of 159 fighting men from the sea during the war. Planes of their squadron picked up 75 downed Super-fortress crewmen, 17 Marine Corps aviators and 67 survivors of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35).
Source: ancestry.com
William “Bill” Riedesel was born Dec. 29, 1918 to Reuben C. and Nellie V. Sherer Riedesel. He died Sept. 25, 2011 and is buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Emily, MN.
Capt. Riedesel served in World War II with the U.S. Army Engineers in New Guinea.
Source: ancestry.com
Walford Martin Rierson, Jr. was born Dec. 25, 1925 to Walford (Sr.) and Dora Helen Dybyord Rierson. He died May 31, 2000 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Rierson served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Carl B. Riggs was born Nov. 18, 1923 to Fred Arthur and Lilly Mae Repp Riggs. He died Jan. 11, 2016 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Col. Riggs served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and flew 56 combat missions over Germany, flying P-47 Thunderbolts from fields in France, Belgium, and Germany and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He also served in Korea and Vietnam.
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Donald Arthur Riggs was born Nov. 22, 1920 to Fred Arthur and Lilly Mae Repp Riggs. He died July 24, 2015 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Cpl. Riggs served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 6th Air Force.
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Glenn Jacob Riggs was born July 15, 1925 to Fred Arthur and Lily Mae Repp Riggs. He died May 15, 1989 and is buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR.
Pvt. Riggs served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry and was WIA in France and Italy and was awarded the Purple Heart and an Oak Leaf Cluster.
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Robert Elba Riggs was born May 1, 1919 to Fred Arthur and Lily Mae Repp Riggs. He died Oct. 8, 2008 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Lt. Riggs served in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Administration Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Lee Virgil Riggs was born May 2, 1910 to Artie R. and Alice Marion Lee Riggs. He died Jan. 5, 1973 and is buried in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery, Mount Carmel, IA.
Sgt. Lee served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Richard Milford Riggs was born Mar. 1, 1925 to Hal V. and Alta Mae Klinefelter Riggs. He died Aug. 1, 1972 and is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA.
Petty Officer Riggs served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Medical Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Arthur Eugene “Art” Riley was born Jan. 14, 1924 to Victor P. and Florence Jensen Riley. He died May 19, 2017 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Pvt. Riley served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Ward Rinehart was born Dec. 24, 1921 to Guy A. and Vava M. Grogan Rinehart. He died May 16, 2004 and is buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA.
Maj. Rinehart served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt and was MIA and became a POW of the Germans. He was awarded the Air Medal. He also served in Korea,
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Guy Sherman Rinehart was born June 24, 1923 to Guy A. and Vava M. Grogan Rinehart. He died Nov. 13, 2001.
Lt. Rinehart served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and served as an Instrument Instructor at Gardner Field, CA.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph Wilbur Riney was born Dec. 27, 1926 to Emmett C. and Violet S. Wierson Riney. He died Feb. 9, 1996 and is buried in Saint Patricks Cemetery, Nevada, IA.
Joseph served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Homer E. Ringgenberg was born Dec. 13, 1922 to Albert C. and Nettie Alice Ringgenberg. He died Sept. 30, 1947 and is buried in Lincoln Township Cemetery, Alleman, IA.
Cpl. Ringgenberg served in World War II with the US. Army Air Corps in the European Theater of Operations.
Source: ancestry.com
Bervin Charles Risdal was born Aug. 31, 1915 to Hannes B. and Clara Alice Hall Risdal. He died Sept. 12, 1997 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Sgt. Risdal served in World War II with the U.S. Army 90th Division and was WIA in France and received the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Cecil Herbert Risdal was born Dec. 24, 1907 to Jacob and Martha Malinda Mason Risdal. He died Sept. 26, 1989 and is buried in Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Boone, IA.
Cecil served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Sherman Morris Risvold was born July 9, 1921 to Severin and Millie Berthe Karine Slattenow Risvold. He died June 29, 1979 and is buried in Fjeldberg Cemetery, Huxley, IA.
Petty Officer Risvold served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Eighth Naval Air Fleet.
Source: ancestry.com
Bert Myron Ritland was born Aug. 7, 1908 to Bernice J. and Malinda Haugland Ritland. He died Oct. 17, 1977 and is buried in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
Pvt. Ritland served in World War II with the U.S. Army 368th Harbor Craft Company and 9th Infantry, 2nd Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Carroll Helvig Ritland was born Dec. 29, 1915 to Louis J. and Malinda Hattie Helvig Ritland. He died Nov. 2, 1979 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Sgt. Ritland served in World War II with the U.S. Army 313th Infantry, 79th Infantry Division in France.
Source: ancestry.com
Herbert Lawrence Ritland was born Mar. 26, 1913 to Lars O. and Hannah Toresdahl Ritland. He died Feb. 26, 2008 and is buried in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Slater, IA.
Lt. Ritland served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Vicksburg (CL-86) in the Pacific theater and witnessed the raising of the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima. He later took part in the Okinawa campaign. Before joining the Navy he taught radar in civil service to the personnel of the U.S. Air Force in Boca Raton, FL.
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Everett Gerhard Ritland was born Apr. 17, 1910 to Lars O. and Hannah Marie Toresdahl Ritland. He died June 11, 1999 and is buried in Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Lt. Ritland served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Donald Duane Ritland was born Oct. 25, 1920 to Lars O. and Hannah Marie Toresdahl Ritland. He died Sept. 10, 2004 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, MN.
Cdr. Ritland served in World War II with the U.S. Navy as a transport pilot.
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Charles Archibald Ritland was born Aug. 24, 1915 to Lars O. and Hannah Marie Toresdahl Ritland. He died July 1989 and is buried in Waterloo Cemetery, Waterloo, IA.
Sgt. Ritland served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Lloyd Orlien Ritland was born Mar. 10, 1906 to Lars O. and Hannah Marie Toresdahl Ritland. He died Jan. 30, 1998 and is buried in Conejo Mountain Memorial Park, Camarillo, CA.
Lloyd served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Lloyd Malvin Ritland was born Jan. 12, 1918 to Louis J. and Malinda Hattie Helvig Ritland. He died May 24, 2002 and is buried in Roland Cemetery, Roland, IA.
Sgt. Ritland served in World War II with the U.S. Army 52nd Quartermaster Regiment, 312th Motor Transport Company and 959th Ordnance Base Depot Company.
Source: ancestry.com
Marion Obed “Rit" Ritland was born Jan. 30, 1924 to Simon John and Myrtle E. Halvorson Ritland. He died June 18, 2016 and is buried in Northern Nevada Veterans Cemetery, Fernley, NV.
Maj. Ritland served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a P-47 fighter pilot with the 511th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighting Group based in Belgium. Rit was shot down over Linz, Austria and became a German POW. He flew a P-51 fighter during the occupation of Japan and retired from the Air Force in 1966.
Source: ancestry.com
Marvin Orlean Ritland was born May 15, 1924 to Norris Palmer and Myrtle A. Ritland. He died Apr. 16, 2009 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Ens. Ritland served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Raymond Wilfred Ritland was born May 3, 1919 to Osmund E. and Ina Williams Ritland. He died Jan. 22, 2007 and is buried in McCallsburg Cemetery, McCallsburg, IA.
Raymond served in World War II with the U.S. Army in Okinawa.
Source: ancestry.com
Edward Martin Ritts was born Aug. 17, 1924 to Charles L. and Alice Juanita Stephenson Ritts. He died Aug. 29, 2004.
Lt. Ritts served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a B-24 pilot.
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William John Ritts was born Apr. 29, 1927 to Charles L. and Alice Juanita Stephenson Ritts.
William served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 406th and 86th Fighter Groups.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated Jun 2022