Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Ri - surnames |
Max Harold Richenberger was born Mar. 12, 1917 to Jacob C. and Druzilla Anna Essley Richenberger. He died Aug. 12, 1962 and is buried in North Hill Cemetery, Washington County, IA.
Sgt. Richenberger served with the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps in World War II. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
Source: ancestry.com
Eugene George Riffle was born Oct. 17, 1914 to Gilbert Lloyd and Nettie Della Biggs Riffle. He died Jan. 12, 1976 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA.
Sgt. Riffle served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Wayne Bennett Riggs was born Oct. 7, 1917 to Roscoe Verle and Oshia Gertrude Wood Riggs. He died Nov. 2, 1944 and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, North Africa American Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia.
Petty Officer Riggs served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS La Salle (AP-102) and was MIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
William Worth Ritz was born Dec. 19, 1918 to Irvin Guy and Goldie Ellen Ritz. He died June 4, 1980 and is buried in Howard Grove Cemetery, Jefferson County, IA.
Coxswain Ritz served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Frank Junior Rizor was born Aug. 26, 1920 to Frank R. and Dollie C. Huffman Rizor. He died Sept. 2, 1990 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA.
Frank served with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Feb 2021