Gold Star Veterans : Massachusetts World War II

	Name	State	Date	War	Branch
9901	Arne A Rasinen	MA		WW II	Army
9902	Emil A Rasmussen	MA		WW II	Army
9903	Everett Ratcliffe	MA	09-15-1944	WW II	Army
9904	Frank W Ratcliffe	MA	01-07-1945	WW II	Army
9905	David R Raub	MA		WW II	Army
9906	Theodore A Rauh	MA	04-02-1944	WW II	Army AF
9907	Adolph D Ravitz	MA	02-28-1945	WW II	Army
9908	Howard I Ravven	MA	09-24-1943	WW II	Army AF
9909	Douglas H Rawstron	MA		WW II	Army
9910	Howard Ray	MA	03-20-1942	WW II	Navy
9911	Roosevelt Ray	MA		WW II	Army
9912	Milton Rayberg	MA	08-13-1944	WW II	Army AF
9913	Fred L Raymond	MA	12-15-1944	WW II	Navy
9914	N M Raymond Jr	MA		WW II	Army
9915	Richard T Raymond	MA		WW II	Army
9916	Thurber C Raymond	MA		WW II	Army
9917	Joseph R Rayner	MA		WW II	Army
9918	Frank J Razsa	MA	01-26-1944	WW II	Army
9919	Carmen J Razza	MA		WW II	Army
9920	James H Read	MA		WW II	Army

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