Gold Star Veterans : Minnesota World War II

	Name	State	Date	War	Branch
3061	Basil S Rudnick	MN	08-29-1944	WW II	Army AF
3062	Lloyd L Rue	MN	11-08-1942	WW II	Army
3063	David Murlin Ruff	MN	02-02-1945	WW II	Army AF
3064	Vincent M Ruhland	MN	01-15-1945	WW II	Army
3065	Patrick C Ruidl	MN	06-13-1943	WW II	Coast Guard
3066	Manuel Ruiz	MN	03-31-1943	WW II	Army
3067	John J Runk	MN	10-14-1945	WW II	Army
3068	Carl Wayne Runkel	MN	05-03-1943	WW II	Navy
3069	Leonard A Runman	MN	02-21-1945	WW II	Army
3070	★ Arnold Robert Rushton	IA	07-01-1945	WW II	Army AF
3071	Gordon L Russ	MN	01-08-1945	WW II	Army
3072	Harry W Russell	MN	01-23-1945	WW II	Army
3073	Robert Andrew Russeth	MN	05-23-1944	WW II	Army AF
3074	Melton H Rustad	MN	08-11-1944	WW II	Army
3075	Hanford J Rustand	MN	11-02-1944	WW II	Army AF
3076	Thomas A Ruth	MN	01-05-1946	WW II	Navy
3077	Marvin A Rutherford	MN	03-15-1945	WW II	Army
3078	Donald Albert Rutjes	MN	10-06-1944	WW II	Army
3079	Edward J Ryan	MN	03-27-1945	WW II	Army
3080	Edward F Ryan	MN	05-03-1944	WW II	Navy

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