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Stephen J. Rundio Jr.
Navy
Stephen
J.
Rundio
Jr.
DIVISION: Navy
BIRTHPLACE: Egg Harbor, New jersey
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
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DISCHARGED: Jan 2, 1946
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HONORED BY: Son Stephen Rundio III

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Dad was married with a child. He worked at the Pomona New Jersey Navy Base and the draft seemed very likely. Having been the oldest of seven boys, he left school following the eighth grade to help support the family. When his youngest brother entered the service, Dad was the only brother not in uniform. Since his brothers had always looked up to him, Dad felt he also had to serve. He had to memorize the eye chart to pass his physical and enlisted in the United States Navy. I still remember the big grin on his face when he walked out of the recruiting station in Atlantic City and gave us the news. When he joined the Navy, he had also joined his six brothers in serving the country.

Florian F. Rundio Sr.
Army
Florian
F.
Rundio
Sr.
DIVISION: Army,
45th General Hospital
Mar 20, 1915 - May 3, 2003
BIRTHPLACE: Egg Harbor, New jersey
HIGHEST RANK: SGT
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Mar 17, 1941 -
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Oct 1, 1945
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HONORED BY: Children Pug Rundio and Susan Jarmer

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Surgical Technician, 45th General Hospital

Kenneth D. Rupe
Army
Kenneth
D.
Rupe
DIVISION: Army,
300th General Hospital, 5th Army
Dec 3, 1919 -
BIRTHPLACE: Pueblo, CO
HIGHEST RANK: Master Sergeant
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: 1942 -
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1946
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HONORED BY: Douglas Rupe, Son

BIOGRAPHY

Kenneth Rupe was born 12/3/1919 in Pueblo, CO. He graduated in 1938 from Centennial High School, Pueblo, CO. Rupe attended Business/Junior college for 2 yrs in Pueblo and worked from July 1937 to February 1942 as a messenger and stenographer for Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. After Pearl Harbor, Rupe enlisted on May 1942. He was assigned to administration of a Hospital Group and was stationed in Europe. See attachment for more information.

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Joseph W. Rush
Army
Joseph
W.
Rush
DIVISION: Army,
460th ENG Depot Company
Feb 10, 1904 - Dec 25, 1989
BIRTHPLACE: Brazil, Indiana
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
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DISCHARGED: Sep 4, 1945
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HONORED BY: Chris and Eric Rush

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My Dad entered the service in 1942 with basic training at Camp Robinson in Little Rock Arkansas, then advanced training with his unit at Ft. Carson Colorado. Upon completion of this training his company was sent to Ft. Dix NY for overseas travel to North Africa where his unit set up a major supply depot at Oran Algeria. Dad was in North Africa from March of 1943 to August of 1944 at which time his unit was shipped out for the invasion of southern France. Once in France his company set up supply depots throughout the French country side and traveling in a northward direction they went into Belgium right after the Battle of the Bulge and ended up in Antwerp, where he was when V - J Day came around.

Dad's battle field experience was that of a supply sergeant in the rear making sure that the vital and not so vital supplies used in the front lines made it to where they were going. One of my memories of Dad's stories was when his unit was traveling thru the Ardennes forest after the Battle of the Bulge. He noticed that the tops of some of the trees were cut and shaped in the form of a spear. This was done by the German troops to impale gliders and paratroopers.

After the war Dad returned to our home town of Longford, Kansas, where on March 28, 1948, he married my mom, Patricia C. Kail, also of Longford. He started his own bulk fuel delivery system; tried his hand at farming for a while; but then became the postmaster for the town, a job he stayed at for 20 years. When Dad retired he kept busy by mowing yards, cemeteries and for a while in the late 70's he mowed the Eisenhower Library Center's grounds.

Dad was one of the first group of men from Clay County to enlist in 1942 after Pearl Harbor and he didn't have too. Dad was pushing 40 years old when he enlisted, old enough to be excluded but he did it anyway. Whether it was an act of patriotism or the sense of adventure I am glad and proud of what my dad did during the war.

Clifford A. Russell
Army
Clifford
A.
Russell
DIVISION: Army,
66 Regiment, 2nd Armored Division
Jun 4, 1923 - Jul 5, 1944
BIRTHPLACE: New Bedford, Massachusetts
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Apr 22, 1943 -
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HONORED BY: Nephew, Clifford Russell Duckworth

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Private Clifford A. Russell was awarded the Purple Heart and is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery.

KILLED IN ACTION
Eugene Y. Russell
Army
Eugene
Y.
Russell
DIVISION: Army,
Red Arrow Division of the 32nd Armored Division
Nov 22, 1921 - May 14, 2009
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
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HONORED BY: Wife, Maxine; Daughters; grandchildren and great grandchildren

BIOGRAPHY

Russell served in the United States Army, a veteran of World War II serving with the Red Arrow division of the 32nd Armored Division in the South Pacific. He is a recipient of both a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He retired from American Electric as Warehouse Manager. He was a Lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter #6, and a member of American Legion Post 359, and he was a Methodist.

Karl W. Rutz
Army Air Corps
Karl
W.
Rutz
DIVISION: Army Air Corps,
20th US Army Air Force
Apr 5, 1918 - May 16, 2003
BIRTHPLACE: Elmo, Kansas
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Sep 26, 1942 -
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Jan 7, 1946
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HONORED BY: Daughter, Donna Rutz Roberts

BIOGRAPHY

Karl W. Rutz, enlisted in the United States Army Air Force at the age of 24 at Salina, Kansas. After Basic Training his first assignment was in Eagle Pass, Texas. Overseas duty with the 534th Air Engineer Squadron of the 77th Air Service Group took him to Hawaii, Guam, Saipan and Tinian working as a mechanic on B-29s, P-51s and repairing auxiliary power plants. While he was stationed on Tinian the Enola Gay arrived on July 6, 1945, known for dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. In May, the components of the bomb had been sent by cruiser to Tinian and in mid-July the fissionable material was flown into Tinian. He was proud to have served on Tinian during this part of history. Sergeant Rutz earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Service Medal, Asiatic Pacific Service Medal and World War II Victory Medal. After honorable discharge on January 7, 1946 from Fort Logan, Colorado, he returned back home to Dayton, Kansas, to farm. Many in Abilene, Kansas, will remember him as their letter carrier. He retired from the United States Post Office after 26 years of service.

Fred U. Rutz
Army
Fred
U.
Rutz
DIVISION: Army,
587th Signal Depot Company
Sep 5, 1911 - Apr 5, 1987
BIRTHPLACE: Elmo, Kansas
HIGHEST RANK: Sergeant
THEATER OF OPERATION: European, Pacific
SERVED: Jun 12, 1944 -
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Jan 31, 1946
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HONORED BY: Daughter, Myrna Rutz Spicer

BIOGRAPHY

Fred U. Rutz enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 32 and was considered nearly too old for active duty. After basic training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, he was sent to Toul and Marseilles, France, as an installer/repairman for military communications. Six months later, he was transferred by troop ship to Luzon, Philippines. The trip took 21 days, 20 of which Sgt. Rutz spent vomiting from seasickness. While in Luzon, he helped liberate his brother, Lt. Clarence Rutz from the Japanese Rokuroshi prison camp. During his tour of duty, Sgt. Rutz earned the Euro/African Middle Eastern Medal, the Asian Pacific Campaign Medal, a Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. After honorable discharge, he returned briefly to his home state of Kansas, moving his family shortly thereafter to Phoenix, AZ where they remained the rest of his life.

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