State Heroes

Private First Class Jacob J. Richter

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 18, 1942 / Age: 21

Died in service in Camp Callam, CA

Pvt. Robert Franklin Richter

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 328th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 21

Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.

Buried at Argonne Woods. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and consigned to Mr. Reppeto, Depot Agent, Esmond, N. Dak. Buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Esmond, ND.

Pvt. Robert Franklin

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 328th Infantry

Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.

Technician 5th Grade Jacob Riegel

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 359th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 07, 1944 / Age: 33

Killed in action in France

Private First Class Arthur H. Ries

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France

Albert Benedict Ries

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 10th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 14, 1918 / Age: 21

Died at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 14, 1918.

Buried at Jamestown, N. Dak.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Technician Fifth Grade Richard G. Rikke

Manfred, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4025th Signal Service Group

Date of Loss: May 17, 1946 / Age: 21

 Killed in action in the Philippines.

Staff Sergeant Marvin L. Ringoen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 11th Armored Division

Date of Loss: March 10, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Germany

Sgt. James Harold Riordan

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 269th Aero Squadron

Date of Loss: September 21, 1918 / Age: 23

Died of pneumonia, at St. Maxien, France, on Sept. 21, 1918.

Buried, St. Maxien, France. Reburied, Charles City, Iowa, Nov. 1, 1920.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Lieutenant Colonel James Alfred Rippin

Fort Totten, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 5th Air Force

Date of Loss: November 13, 1950 / Age: 31

His airplane crashed while on a flight from Japan to Korea.

Machinist's Mate 1c Alvin W. Risan

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: August 10, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Svend Risdahl

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B, 338th Field Artillery

Date of Loss: March 18, 1918 / Age: 25

Died on March 18, 1918, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 4, page 2708 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

1st Lt. Robert P. Rist

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 339th Fighter Squadron, 347th Fighter Group

Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status near Bouganville Island.

1st Lieutenant Morris O. Ristvedt

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 10, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action in France

Cpl. Gus J. Ritschel

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 313th Engineers

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 29

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 13, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. May 31, 1921, and buried in Grave 1648, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.