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US Army Paratrooper, 101st Airborne, 506th Regiment, E Company World War II
Nationwide Gravesite Locator list his name as "Rudoph R".
Died in a parachute training accident.
Mentioned in the Stephen Ambrose book "Band of Brothers".
Son of Ferdinand J. Dittrich and Anna C. Ripper.
Rudolph's brother Otto is also buried at Ft. Sam.
1924 |
March 28, 1924
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Fayette County, Texas, United States
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1944 |
May 20, 1944
Age 20
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Hermitage, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (Plot Section S Site 155), San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States
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