MIA

RUFF, ELLIS

Posted By: Deborah Barker (email)
Date: 7/6/2026 at 19:45:34

Jackson-Wapello-Polk County IA Archives Military Records.....Ruff, Lt. Russell July 7, 1944
WWII U. S. Navy
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Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com March 11, 2010, 4:04 am

Lt. Ruff Missing At Sea
Jackson Sentinel and Maquoketa Excelsior, July 7, 1944

LT. RUSSELL RUFF REPORTED MISSING IN SEA TRAGEDY

Lt. (jg) Russell Ruff, 34, was reported missing after a minesweeper was sunk
in a collision off the Atlantic coast last Thursday evening, it was learned
here this week.

A former coach at Des Moines, Lt. Ruff was a native of Ottumwa, where his
parents reside. Surviving besides the parents and two sisters, is the wife,
the former Marion Ellis of Maquoketa, who has been residing at Newport, R.I.
Mrs. Ruff is expected to arrive here soon.

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