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Service
Book
Coleman
County
Second
World War 1941 - 1945
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RAGSDALE, FRANK E.
Frank E. Ragsdale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rags-dale, entered Army
April 11, 1944; left for ETO on Oct. 30, 1944; fought in Rhineland and
Central Europe; served 19 months overseas with 1262nd Combat Engineers;
discharged June 5, 1946; ranked as technician, fourth grade. |
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RAGSDALE, GERALD WILLIS
Gerald Willis Ragsdale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ragsdale, entered Army
Dec. 4, 1942; left for ETO Sept. 20, 1944; fought at Ardennes, Rhineland
and Central Europe; served 15 months overseas with 309th Engineers; awarded
Bronze Star Medal; discharged Nov. 8, 1945, as sergeant. |
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RAGSDALE, ROSS BAILEY
Ross Bailey Ragsdale, son of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Ragsdale, entered
Army Air Force March 6, 1942; served approximately four years attached
to 3505th AAF Base Unit; instructed pilots, navigators and bombardiers
in basic navigation; discharged Feb. 23, 1946; ranked as sergeant. |
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RANDOLPH, ROBERT B.
Robert B. Randolph, son of R. R. Randolph of 1404 South Pecos, was
inducted into Navy in 1942; received his initial and advanced training
at Norfolk, Virginia and Great Lakes Training Department, Illinois. |
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RANSBERGER, BILLY VERNON
Billy Vernon Ransberger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ransberger, entered
the Navy June 28, 1942; sailed overseas in December, 1942 for 34 months’
service; served in both ETO, Pacific; participated in numerous battles;
served as watertender, second class, aboard USS Phoenix; discharged. |
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RATHWELL, CLAUD
Claud Rathwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Rathwell, entered Army Oct.
20, 1942; left for ETO on May 1, 1944; fought in Normandy; served 18 months
overseas with General Patton’s Third Army; awarded five battle stars and
Presidential Citation; discharged in October, 1945, as corporal. |
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RATHWELL, J. B.
J. B. Rathwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Bath-well, entered the Navy
July 1, 1943; trained at Corpus Christi, Texas; served with 206th Engineers;
discharged from service March 15, 1946; ranked as seaman, first class. |
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RATHWELL, JOHN E.
John E. Rathwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Rathwell, entered Army
Feb. 3, 1943; left for ETO May 18, 1944; fought in Normandy; served 24
months overseas with General Patton’s Third Army; awarded four battle stars
and one Bronze Star; discharged Sept. 8, 1945, as corporal. |
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RAY, CECIL E.
Cecil E. Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Ray, entered the Army Air Corps
Oct. 27, 1943; trained at Lubbock, Texas and Chanute Field, Ill.; was attached
to the Eighth Service Command; held the rank of corporal when discharged
from service Feb. 19, 1946. |
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RAY, GEORGE W.
George W. Ray, son of Mrs. Telitha Ray, entered Marines Oct. 26, 1942;
left for Pacific June 3, 1943; fought on Gilbert Islands and Saipan; awarded
Purple Heart, and Presidential Unit Citation; killed during Saipan invasion
while serving with Second Marine Division. |
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RAY, JAMES A.
James A. Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Ray, entered the United States
Army Jan. 19, 1942; received training at Camp Grant, Illinois; served with
the Medical Corps; was sergeant when honorably discharged from service
Jan. 11, 1946. |
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RAY, LESTER B.
Lester B. Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Ray, entered the Army Air
Forces Oct. 1, 1943; trained at Greenville, Texas; spent seven months overseas;
served with the Eighth Air Force; held the rank of private, first class,
when honorably discharged from service Feb. 12, 1946. |
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RAY, LOWELL O.
Lowell O. Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Ray, entered the Army Oct.
15, 1945; trained at Fort Sam Houston; holds the rank of private, first
class; still in service and now stationed at Beaumont General Hospital
in El Paso, Texas.
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RAY, RONALD L.
Ronald L. Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Ray, entered the Army Sept.
7, 1944; sailed to Pacific Feb. 5, 1945; fought on Okinawa; served with
27th Division; holds rank of sergeant; now stationed in Tokyo, Japan with
the occupational forces.
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RAYMER. ALTO V.
Alto V. Raymer, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Raymer, entered Army Jan.
19, 1941; left for ETO April 1, 1943; fought in Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno,
France and Rhineland; served 29 months overseas; awarded Distinguished
Unit Badge, five Bronze Stars and one Bronze Arrowhead.
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RAYMER, LUTHER A.
Luther A. Raymer, son of B. A. Raymer, entered the Army Air Corps Sept.
18, 1942; received extensive training in the United States; sent to the
ETO in January. 1944 for 16 months’ service; shot down over Berlin; imprisoned
by Germans 13 months; awarded Bronze Star; holds the rank of technical
sergeant.
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REVEL, WELDON DARMAN
Weldon Darman Revel, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Revel, was inducted
into the Navy Oct. 26, 1944; sailed for Pacific area May 27, 1945; spent
13 months overseas; awarded six theater ribbons; ranked as seaman, first
class.
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RIDER, EMERY ODELL
Emery Odell Rider, son of H. F. Rider, entered Army Jan. 27, 1943;
left for ETO Oct. 27, 1943; fought in Normandy and Battle of the Bulge;
served overseas 22 months; awarded Bronze Star; served with Eighth Air
Force, 446th Bomb Squadron; discharged Sept. 31, 1945, as sergeant.
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RIDER, HENRY F.
Henry F. Rider entered the Army Oct. 9, 1944; trained at Fort Sam Houston,
San Antonio, Camp Hood; sent to Pacific March 28, 1945; spent 19 months
overseas; was attached to 37th Division; held the rank of private, first
class, when discharged.
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ROBBINS, JAMES A., JR.
James A. Robbins, Jr., son of J. A. Robbins, was inducted into the
Army and received training at Camp Hood and Fort Ord, California; fought
in Pacific Theater of Operations; served overseas 15 months; held the rank
of technician, fifth grade.
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ROBERTS, EWEL R.
Ewel R. Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Roberts, entered the Naval
Air Corps on Nov. 11, 1944; trained at Corpus Christi, Hitchcock, and New
Orleans, Louisiana; was awarded the American Theater Ribbon.
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RODGERS, HARRY DALTON
Harry Dalton Rodgers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rodgers of Coleman,
Texas; was inducted into the Army Nov. 30, 1940; received training at Fort
Sam Houston; discharged Aug. 8, 1941; ranked as private at time of discharge.
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RODGERS, R. V.
R. V. Rodgers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rodgers, entered Air Corps
Nov. 5, 1942; trained at San Angelo, Gulfport, Miss., and in Florida; served
as aerial gunnery instructor; was discharged Nov. 25, 1945; held rank of
sergeant.
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ROWE, WYNDELL A.
Wyndell A. Rowe, son of N. Pierre Rowe, entered the Army Sept. 17,
1941; sent to ETO April 1, 1943 for 30 months’ service; fought in Naples-Foggia,
Rome-Arno, France, Rhineland, Central Europe; awarded Bronze Star; served
with 36th Division; was technical sergeant; discharged.
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ROZZELL, CHARLES
Charles Rozzell, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Rozzell, entered Army Jan.
27, 1943; left for ETO on May 5, 1944; fought at Rome, Southern France,
Rhineland and Central Europe; spent 20 months overseas; awarded French
Croix de Guerre; discharged on Jan. 6, 1946.
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RUSSELL, JACK W.
Jack W. Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Russell, entered the Army
Air Corps Nov. 5, 1943; trained at Buckley Field, Cola., Fresno, Calif.,
Las Vegas, Nev., Lincoln, Neb., Sioux City, Iowa, Laredo Field, Sheppard
Field and in Washington; was sergeant; discharged in May, 1946.
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RUSSELL, ROBERT P.
Robert P. Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Russell, entered the Army
Air Corps Oct. 15, 1942; sent to ETO Aug. 17, 1944 for 12 months’ service;
made 17 missions over Germany; served with 490th Bombing Squadron of the
Eighth Army Air Force; was first lieutenant; discharged Oct. 15, 1945.
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