Military Involvement
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John Ernest Rappenecker was born July 26, 1923. He died Jan. 8, 2004 and is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
John Dayton “Pops” Reed, Jr. was born Aug. 6, 1917 to John D. (Sr.) and Minnie Reed. He died Apr. 12, 1944 and is buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, MO.
Sgt. Reed served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 15th Air Force as an engineer and gunner on B-24H Liberator “Buttercup” (#42-52256) and was MIA/KIA in Austria.
Source: ancestry.com
Max Ivan Rees was born Jan. 30, 1913 to A. Clarence and Myrtle Robinson Rees. He died Nov. 13, 1983 and is buried in Cedar Spring Cemetery, Spartanburg, SC.
Max served in World War II with the U.S. Army 235th Engineer Combat Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Delbert Rhodes was born Sept. 2, 1919 to Delbert L. and Leona H. Krause Rhodes. He died May 25, 2004.
Harold served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Edward Albert Richmond was born June 15, 1924 to Henry and Ellen Gilmore Richmond. He died Jan. 15, 1997 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
CMSgt. Richmond served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps. He also served in Vietnam.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Charles Richter was born Apr. 17, 1913 to Frederick George Emanuel and Anna Serefia Froid Richter. He died Feb. 9, 1965 and is buried in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Goldstar (AK-12) and USS Calamares (AF-18).
Source: ancestry.com
John Frederick Riepe was born Nov. 20, 1922 to Alfred Heinrich and Lelah Madge Sayres Riepe. He died Jan. 21, 2014 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.
Ens. Riepe served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps with Patrol Bomber Squadron #204.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Hugo Robertson was born Oct. 4, 1898 to John P. and Lena Baird Robertson. He died Apr. 15, 1948 and is buried in Sharon Cemetery, Des Moines County, IA.
Pvt. Robertson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 36th Armored Regiment, 8th Armored Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Bertrand J. Robinson was born Jan. 15, 1926 to Bertrand Lancaster and Dorella Kathryn Weicker Robinson. He died Oct. 22, 2009 and is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Sgt. Robinson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 15th Air Force, 459th Bomber Group.
Source: ancestry.com
Rolland V. Robinson was born Feb. 5, 1921 to Clarence E. and Rose L. Knoll Robinson. He died Apr. 30, 2004 and is buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, IA.
Rolland served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Herman P. Rollins was born Oct. 9, 1915 to William Pleasant and Mary Matilda Peterson Rollins. He died Feb. 20, 1945 and is buried in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Sgt. Rollins served in World War II with the U.S. Army Cavalry and was KIA in Western Germany.
Source: ancestry.com
Milton Conn “Mick” Ross was born July 23, 1920 to Archie M. and Mayme B. Conn Ross. He died Apr. 19, 2004 and is buried in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
Pvt. Ross served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 9th Tactical Air Command Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Lavern Kenneth Roth was born Aug. 24, 1924 to Harry and Eva Luella Nichols Roth. He died Feb. 27, 1944 and is buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, IA.
Pvt. Roth served in World War II with the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion and died as a result of injuries suffered in a jeep accident in England.
Source: ancestry.com
Patrick K. Rowan was born Nov. 9, 1925 to John Thomas and Agnes Meller Rowan. He died Apr. 23, 1945 and is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Pvt. Rowan served in World War II with the U.S. Army 17th Infantry, 7th Division and died of wounds received in action on Okinawa. He was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Floyd B. Rowell was born Aug. 8, 1918 to Frank Fredrick and Rebecca Giles Rowell. He died Mar. 24, 2010 and is buried in Apostolic Christian Cemetery, Des Moines County, IA.
Floyd served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert Samuel Russell was born Sept. 11, 1921 to Dale S. and Clara Louise Cole Russell. He died Sept. 7, 1943 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Cpl. Russell served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Robert Ludwig Rydberg was born Aug. 21, 1926 to Ludwig A. and Helen Herrick Rydberg.
Pvt. Rydberg served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar, Apr & Aug 2019; updated Mar & Jul 2020; updated Jul 2022