Jefferson County

 

Jesse A. Ryman

 

 

Iowa’s World War II Honor Roll

These Iowans, like the ones pictured in this section last Sunday, have given their lives for their country. They came from all sections of the state, from all walks of life, and they rest today in strange and far away but never-to-be forgotten places. The final line beneath each photograph tells the geographical area in which the man was serving. Additional pictures of Iowans who have been killed in combat will be carried on future Sundays.

Source: The Des Moines Register, Sunday, December 12, 1943 (photo included)

Jesse Albert Ryman was born May 23, 1915 to Robert Andrew and Velma Ethel Shibley Ryman. He died Feb. 27, 1943 and is buried in Packwood Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa.

Petty Officer Ryman served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was MIA/KIA as a result of drowning while in the performance of his duties and service of his country.

Source: ancestry.com