Decatur County

 

Sgt. Richard Yale Frits

 

 

Richard Yale Frits was born Apr. 29, 1920 to Wilbur E. and Helen C. Yale Frits. He died June 16, 1945 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. He was initially buried in the Civilian Cemetery, Valencia, Mindanao and later returned to the United States.

Sgt. Frits served in World War II with the U.S. Army and died on Mindanao, Philippine Islands.

Source: ancestry.com