Earl W. Ritter
Ritter
Earl W.
MI
World War, 1939-1945
Army Air Forces/Corps
100th Heavy Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
Staff Sergeant
Fort MacArthur, California; St. Louis, Missouri; Denver, Colorado; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Chicago, Illinois; Grand Forks, North Dakota; Columbus, Ohio; Smyrna, Tennessee; Arlington, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Nebraska; Maine; Scotland; England; Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug, East Prussia, Germany
Yes
Veteran
Earl Ritter standing next to a Piper Cub, his parachute slung over his shoulder [7/4/1942]
A color photograph of the Veteran standing with a cane on the sidewalk
1994
A black and white photograph of the Veteran (right) with his wife and son in a Navy uniform
1965
A black and white photograph of the Veteran and six of his friends from the Chicago School of Air Instruments standing in uniform in front of a railroad car, Fargo, North Dakota
6/20/1942
A color photograph of the Veteran and his wife standing outside next to a house, Michigan
8/30/1954
A black and white photograph of the veteran in the cockpit of an airplane, another man preparing to spin the prop, the glider school, Grand Forks, North Dakota
7/4/1942
A black and white photograph of the Veteran standing next to a Piper Cub with his parachute while waiting for the instructor, Grand Forks, North Dakota
7/4/1942
A black and white photograph of the Veteran and five military friends grouped in front of a Piper Cub airplane, Grand Forks, North Dakota
7/2/1942
A black and white photograph of the marquee of the Miramar Hotel in Chicago, Illinois
6/15/1942
A black and white photograph of the Veteran (right), another trainee and the instructor standing next to a Piper Cub airplane, Grand Forks, North Dakota
7/4/1942
A black and white photograph of a man climbing in to the cockpit of an airplane used at the glider school, Grand Forks, North Dakota
7/4/1942
A black and white photograph of the Veteran (back row second from right) and ten other military men grouped together on the campus of the University of North Dakota
7/2/1942
A black and white photograph of the Veteran (front row left) and his class in front of an airplane, Grand Forks, North Dakota
7/18/1942
My Travels in Germany as a P.O.W.
My Travels in Germany as a P.O.W.
Letter to wife, Mrs. Ruby Ritter, informing her that her husband has been awarded the Air Medal [10/4/1944]
Letter to wife, Mrs. Ruby Ritter, informing her that her husband has been awarded the Air Medal [10/4/1944]
Identity papers from the P.O.W. camp where Mr. Ritter was interned
Identity papers from the P.O.W. camp where Mr. Ritter was interned
Newsclipping: "She Waited, Then She Heard--He's Alive"
Newsclipping: "She Waited, Then She Heard--He's Alive"
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.43348/
DLC-AFC
Phyllis Sc
2021-12-02
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