Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Ra - surnames |
Milo Aldrich “Mike” Raim was born Dec. 31, 1920 to William G. and Rose J. Petrik Raim. He died Dec. 30, 2003 and is buried in Blain Cemetery, Swisher, IA.
Maj. Raim served with the U.S. Air Force for 21 years as an officer, pilot and instructor including his WWII service when he became a German POW.
Source: ancestry.com
James Edward Ralston was born Aug. 5, 1920 to Weston David and Geraldine E. Peterson Ralston. He died Apr. 12, 1945 and is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France.
Capt. Ralston served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 365th Fighter Squadron 358th Fighter Group and was KIA as a pilot on a P-47 Thunderbolt on a mission over Germany. He was awarded the Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Leon Derrell Ralston was born Sept. 3, 1914 to Louis L. and Ada Viola Pieper Ralston. He died May 31, 2005 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsville, IA.
Leon served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Weston Douglas Ralston was born July 15, 1923 to Weston David and Gerdine Peterson Ralston. He died Sept. 23, 2001 and is buried in Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Weston served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and was awarded a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Source: ancestry.com
John Richard Rayburn was born Jan. 15, 1924 to John George and Margaret Genevieve Stammeyer Rayburn. He died Feb. 24, 1945.
Ens. Rayburn served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps and was killed in a plane crash.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Jul 2020 & Jul 2021 & Jul 2023