Military Involvement
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Douglas Emmett Ribbey was born Nov. 8, 1923 to Dewey Hobson and Pearl Lulu Norton Ribbey. He died Sept. 15, 2004 and is buried in Graceland Cemetery, Webster City, IA.
Quarter Master Ribbey served with the U.S. Navy in World War II aboard the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59).
Source: ancestry.com
Everette Eugene Rice was born Dec. 11, 1921 to Robert G. and Iva G. Coan Rice. He died Oct. 14, 2002 and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, IL.
Sgt. Rice served with the U.S. Army in World War II and Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
James Carroll Rice was born Feb. 14, 1927 to Roy Leonard and Myrtle Irene Cleveland Rice. He died May 27, 2005 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Battle Creek, IA.
James served with the U.S. Navy in World War II as a baker on a troop transport ship, USS General A. E. Anderson (AP-111).
Source: ancestry.com
William Alexander Richards was born Sept. 26, 1923 to Reed J. and Edna Elizabeth Brown Richards. He died Feb. 6, 2021 and is buried in Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, IA.
William served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Morris Richardson was born July 7, 1925 to Carl and Cora Yates Richardson. He died Apr. 6, 2012 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Webster City, IA.
Private Richardson served with the U.S. Air Force in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
LeRoy Henry Ricke was born Nov. 14, 1918 to William Henry and Caroline Josephine Foertsch Ricke. He died Jan. 10, 1992 and is buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Wesley, IA.
Sgt. Ricke served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Raymond Frank George Ricke was born Jan. 20, 1915 to August F. and Pauline K. Stahl Ricke. He died Oct. 6, 2002 and is buried in North Lawn Cemetery, Fort Dodge, IA.
Cpl. Ricke served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Delbert Rieken was born May 13, 1914 to Edward and Sarah Black Rieken. He died May 20, 1996 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove, IA.
Kenneth served with the U.S. Army in World War II with the 509th Ordnance.
Source: ancestry.com
Irvin L. Rients was born Feb. 2, 1919 to He died Aug. 11, 1991 and is buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Randall, IA.
Irvin served with the U.S. Army in Word War II with the 71st Infantry Div., 199th and 158th Field Artillery Battalions.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Elba Riggs was born May 1, 1919 to Fred Arthur and Lilly May Repp Riggs. He died Oct. 8, 2008 and is buried in the Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, IA.
Robert served with the U.S. Army Medical Administrative Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
James Patrick Riley was born Oct. 12, 1923 to Howard William and Margaret Agnes O’Hare Riley. He died May 29, 1976 and is buried in the Blairsburg Cemetery, Blairsburg, IA.
Sgt. Riley served with the U.S. Army in World War II with Battery A, 571st Anti-Aircraft.
Source: ancestry.com
Joseph William Riley was born May 14, 1922 to Howard William and Margaret Agnes O’Hare Riley. He died Aug. 19, 1963 in Sioux City, IA. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.
Joseph served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Marvin Clyde ‘Ted’ Rimathe was born July 2, 1919 to Edwin Torrence and Caroline Violet Rasmussen Rimathe. He died Apr. 14, 2009 and is buried in Bethany Lutheran Church Memorial Garden, Palmyra, NJ.
Marvin served with the U.S. Navy in World War II aboard the USS Maryland (BB-46) and USS Richard E. Kraus (DD-849).
Source: ancestry.com
Opie Selmer Rindahl was born Sept. 30, 1897 to Jens O. and Sopia Semmingson Rindahl. He died Sept. 10, 1962 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Rev. Rindahl, a graduate of Luther College and Luther Theological Seminary, taught at Jewell Lutheran College.
Gary M. Johnson authored “An Army Chaplain’s Story: Opie Selmer Rindahl’s Experiences during World War II”. Rev. Rindahl served as a Major with the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps in World War I and World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Lloyd Edward Rinehimer was born May 9, 1918 to Edward Eugene and Edith Boyd Shaw Rinehimer. He died Mar. 29, 1998 and is buried in Graceland Cemetery, Webster City, IA.
During World War II Lloyd served with the U.S. Navy Seabees in the Pacific Theatre of Action.
Source: ancestry.com
Ralph Melvern Rinehimer was born June 1, 1923 to Edward E. and Edith B. Shaw Rinehimer. He died Dec. 21, 1971 in San Diego, CA and is buried in El Camino Memorial Park Cemetery, San Diego, CA.
Chief Petty Officer Rinehimer served with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Rigel, USS Meriwether and USS Lewis Hancock. He was a veteran of World War II.
He was aboard the USS Rigel which was in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked, damaging his ship.
He also was an instructor at the Great Lakes Navy Training station and remained in the Navy for 20 years before retiring.
He was a veteran of World War II and Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
George William Ringer was born Nov. 6, 1916 to Francis Monroe and Effie Williams Ringer. He died Apr. 4, 1981 and was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Webster City, IA.
Petty Officer Ringer, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, was stationed for 22 months at Londonderry, Ireland after which he served in the Pacific war theatre.
Source: ancestry.com
Vernon Wallace Ringstad was born Aug. 12, 1910 to O. Martin and Tilda T. Olson Ringstad. He died Dec. 9, 1994 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jewell, IA.
Private Ringstad served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert William Rinker was born Aug. 4, 1915 to Ernest and Ina E. McDonald Rinker. He died Feb. 20, 1978 and is buried in Linwood Cemetery, Boone, IA.
Robert served with the U.S. Army, Service Co. 193rd Tank Battalion, in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Curtis Wilmer Riskedahl was born Oct. 9, 1925 to John and Sarah Riskedahl. He died Nov. 29, 2016 in Burien, WA.
Curtis served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Jasper Irving Riskedahl was born Apr, 28, 1915 to John and Sarah Riskedahl. He died Aug. 2, 2014 and is buried in Rose Grove Cemetery, Williams, IA.
He served with the U.S. Army in World War II with the 128th Infantry in and around the Philippines and New Guinea.
Source: ancestry.com
Merlin Carl ‘Tex’ Ritter was born Jan. 29, 1917 to August and Anna Ritter. He died Mar. 3, 2012 and is buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Eugene, OR.
Sgt. Ritter served with the U.S. Army Air Corps with the Eighth Air Force Fighter Unit, 356th Fighter Group as an airplane mechanic.
Source: ancestry.com
Ronald August Ritter was born Apr. 22, 1915 to He died Apr. 19, 1999 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion, IA.
Private Ritter served with the U.S. Army in World War II with the Engineering Corps being stationed in Alaska, Australia and Luzon.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jul 2019; updated Jul 2022