State Heroes
1945
Sgt. Alvin E. Rustad
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Squadron, 485th Air Service Group
Date of Loss: September 14, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1918
Oscar Engval Rustad
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company No. 2, 1st Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 9, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2790 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1945
PFC Richard L. Rutherford
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 13, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
PFC James E. Rutherford
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Private First Class Leo J. Rutten
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 16th Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 13, 1943 / Age: 24
Died in service in North Africa
1945
PFC George Rutz
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 12, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
1st Lieutenant Reuben P. Ruud
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in the Gilbert Islands
1918
Martin Olof Ruud
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 343rd Machine Gun Battalion
Date of Loss: November 01, 1918 / Age: 31
Killed in action on Nov. 1, 1918.
Buried, Grave 18, Row 41, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1944
PFC Sevrein J. Ryan
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1943
PFC Rendolph Ryba
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 20, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
2nd Lieutenant Ervin H. Rybnicek
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 363rd Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 02, 1945 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Okinawa
1918
John Joe Rybus
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Field Remount Squadron No. 325
Date of Loss: November 20, 1918 / Age: 20
Died of pneumonia on Nov. 20, 1918.
Buried, Grave 2, Row 32, Block A, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as John Rigbus.
1952
Private First Class Phillip W. Rydberg
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 15th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 27, 1952 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Korea
1944
PFC Lawrence Rysavy
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Frank Rysavy
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 12, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Bougainville