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Alfred Jennings Burrell RITTER

Alfred Jennings Burrell RITTER

Male 1913 - 2002  (88 years)


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  • Name Alfred Jennings Burrell RITTER
    Birth 8 Dec 1913  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Military SKC, US Navy, World War II (Atlantic)  [3, 4] 
    • During the war, he served aboard the destroyer USS Doran (DD-634) and the landing craft repair ship USS Atlas (ARL-7), the latter in support of the June 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy. After the war, during Harry Truman's presidency, he served aboard the presidential yacht USS Williamsburg (AGC-369).
    Census 1920  Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Norfolk, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as J. Burrell Ritter, 17, b. WVa, one of many Navy Seamen in the enlisted barracks at the Hampton Roads U.S. Naval Operating Base.
    Residence 1987  Colonial Beach, Westmoreland Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 17 Jul 2002  [3] 
    Burial Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I18052  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2012

    Father Elsworth E. RITTER,   b. 26 Dec 1883, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1930, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Mother Delia Bell EDGELL,   b. 8 Apr 1893   d. Jun 1985 (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F6569  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2490] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1978] National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, (www.ancestry.com).

    4. [S2598] U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives).

    5. [S1594] Obituary of brother.