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RITLAND, Ernest O - Date of
birth
28 August 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Radcliffe, Hardin County, Iowa -
Hometown
Radcliffe, Hardin County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37118493 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Driver -
Unit
B Company,
37th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Koosbusch, Altscheid, Hermesdorf or Rittersdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 3 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Olaus J. Ritland (father)
Osa R. (Lee) Ritland (mother)
Joseph Ritland (brother)
Oscar Ritland (brother)
Ida L. Ritland (sister)
Howard Ritland (brother)
Hazel T. Ritland (sister)
Pearl W. Ritland (sister)
Lester L. Ritland (brother)
Ethel M. Ritland (sister)
Genevieve L. Ritland (sister)
More information
Sgt Ernest O. Ritland is remembered with a memorial marker at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Garden City, Hardin County, Iowa.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census, Headstone and Interment Record, http://warfarehistorynetwork.com, http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll8/id/3707
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - DHoffstedt