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Ritchie “Rit” Ledbetter

Birth: 15 Nov 1921
Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Death: 30 Apr 1979 (aged 57)
Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio, USA
Burial: Grandview Memory Gardens

Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 33796609 View Source

s/o Winfield Scott and Jennie Elizabeth Collins Ledbetter

h/o Ola C. Roten Ledbetter

U.S. Army World War II
Enlistment Date: 25 November 1942, Huntington, West Virginia.

World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945
From book: Young American Patriots, Richmond, Va. National Publishing Co. 1946. page 850

LEDBETTER, RITCHIE
Pfc., U.S. Army. Born Nov. 15, 1922. Entered service Dec. 5, 1942 Ft. Thomas Ky.; England; Germany; Austria. Woundedin action in Mortane, France, Aug. 11, 1944. Prisoner of war, Sept. 11, 1944-May 2, 1945. Awarded Combat Inf. Badge, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, two Battle Stars. Attended Saltville School, Va. Church of God. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ledbetter. Husband of Mrs. Ola Ledbetter, Bluefield, W. Va.

s/o Winfield Scott and Jennie Elizabeth Collins Ledbetter

h/o Ola C. Roten Ledbetter

U.S. Army World War II
Enlistment Date: 25 November 1942, Huntington, West Virginia.

World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945
From book: Young American Patriots, Richmond, Va. National Publishing Co. 1946. page 850

LEDBETTER, RITCHIE
Pfc., U.S. Army. Born Nov. 15, 1922. Entered service Dec. 5, 1942 Ft. Thomas Ky.; England; Germany; Austria. Woundedin action in Mortane, France, Aug. 11, 1944. Prisoner of war, Sept. 11, 1944-May 2, 1945. Awarded Combat Inf. Badge, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, two Battle Stars. Attended Saltville School, Va. Church of God. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ledbetter. Husband of Mrs. Ola Ledbetter, Bluefield, W. Va.

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1922–1969

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Created by: Page Collins Laney
Added: Feb 13, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33796609/ritchie-ledbetter: accessed ), memorial page for Ritchie “Rit” Ledbetter (15 Nov 1921–30 Apr 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33796609, citing Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Page Collins Laney (contributor 47075705).

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