Gold Star Veterans : California World War II

	Name	State	Date	War	Branch
16221	Lawrence W Randel	CA	04-12-1945	WW II	Army
16222	Roger C Randles	CA		WW II	Army
16223	Kent A Randolph	CA		WW II	Army
16224	Lester R Randolph	CA	12-20-1944	WW II	Army
16225	Charles P Raney	CA	03-10-1945	WW II	Army AF
16226	Gabino G Rangel	CA		WW II	Army
16227	Joe U Rangel	CA		WW II	Army
16228	Manuel R Rangel	CA		WW II	Army
16229	Dale W Rankin	CA		WW II	Army
16230	John T Rankin Jr	CA	01-03-1944	WW II	Navy
16231	Boris P Rankov	CA	01-30-1944	WW II	Army AF
16232	Kenneth D Rannells	CA	07-27-1942	WW II	Army AF
16233	Edward H Ransberger	CA	09-07-1944	WW II	Army AF
16234	Robert Chris Ransher	CA	11-24-1943	WW II	Mariner
16235	Alfred V Ranson	CA		WW II	Army
16236	Richard J Rascon	CA		WW II	Army
16237	Arthur Severin Rasmussen	CA	12-07-1941	WW II	Navy
16238	Edward Rasmussen	CA		WW II	Army
16239	Harald Edwin Rasmussen	CA	03-09-1945	WW II	Army AF
16240	Herman Stanley Rasmussen	CA	04-09-1945	WW II	Army AF

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