Polk County

 

Pvt. Harry R. Ritchie

 

Harry R. Ritchie was born June 3, 1918 to Harry and Mary Amy Randall Ritchie. He died Mar. 5, 1945 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.

Pvt. Ritchie served in World War II with the U.S. Army 270th Engineer Combat Battalion and was MIA/KIA in France and awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com