Gold Star Veterans : California World War II

	Name	State	Date	War	Branch
16661	Marland W Rines	CA	07-11-1944	WW II	Navy
16662	Richard L Rines	CA	04-20-1944	WW II	Army AF
16663	Kenneth C Riness	CA	04-29-1945	WW II	Navy
16664	Curtis L Riney	CA	11-14-1943	WW II	Navy
16665	Gerald C Ring	CA	02-22-1945	WW II	Marines
16666	M J Ringrose Jr	CA		WW II	Army
16667	Maurice J Ringrose Jr	CA	05-02-1942	WW II	Army
16668	Harry J Rinker Jr	CA		WW II	Army
16669	John E Rios	CA		WW II	Army
16670	Lawrence V Rios	CA	12-01-1944	WW II	Army
16671	Roman H Rios	CA		WW II	Army
16672	Gaylord F Ripczinski	CA	10-17-1945	WW II	Army AF
16673	Richard Browning Rippey	CA	07-28-1944	WW II	Army
16674	Donald E Ripsch	CA		WW II	Army
16675	Charles W Risan	CA	03-04-1944	WW II	Army AF
16676	Joseph D Risdon	CA		WW II	Army
16677	Howard L Rishel	CA	08-20-1944	WW II	Army AF
16678	Verne O Risk	CA		WW II	Army
16679	Curtis W Risley	CA	05-10-1944	WW II	Army
16680	Baron D Risling	CA		WW II	Army

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