Robert Edgar Ruigh
| Address: | Meservey, Iowa |
| Entered Service: | June 2, 1943 |
| Branch of Service: | Army Air Force |
| Trained: | Amarillo, Texas |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Laredo, Texas | |
| Westover Field, Massachusetts | |
| Embarkation: | October 23, 1944 |
| Theatre of Operation: | European |
| Engagements: | Ardennes, Rhine Crossing,Central Europe, 26 combat missions in B-24 bombers over Germany. |
| Awarded: | European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon w/3 Bronze Stars, American Theatre Ribbon; Air Medal w/3 Oak Clusters |
| Returned to US: | June 5, 1945 |
| Discharged: | Lowrey Field, Colorado, October 28, 1945 |
| Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Served: | 29 months |
| Parents: | K. Clarence and Frieda (Waage) Ruigh |
| Note: | Traveled by air in bomber with crew to which he belonged both ways across the Atlantic via Goose Bay, Greenland, and Iceland. |
Source: Service Record Book of Men & Women World War II, Meservey, Iowa, p. 20 (photo included)
