John C. Ritso | |
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Born | June 10, 1918 |
Died | February 1944 (aged 1942–1943) |
Place of birth | Pennsylvania |
Place of death | Lazio, Italy |
Buried at | Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Service number | 0-6904671 |
Unit | Company E, 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion attached to the 3rd Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Purple Heart |
John C. Ritso (10 June 1918 – Killed in action 26 January 1944) was an American Staff Sergeant in the United States Army during World War II. He received the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in World War II.
Awards[]
- Distinguished Service Cross in 1944 (posthumously) as Staff Sergeant in Company E, 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion attached to the 3rd Infantry Division[1][2][3]
- Silver Star Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster[1][2][3]
- Purple Heart[1][3][4]
- American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "SSGT John C Ritso (1st entry)". Find a grave website. June 27, 2006. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ritso&GSfn=John&GSmn=C.&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=14754308&df=all&. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "John C. Ritso". Military Times. http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=6187. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "John C. Ritso". American Battle Monuments Commission. http://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/ritso%3Djohn. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ↑ "SGT John C Ritso (2nd entry)". Find a grave website. April 21, 2008. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ritso&GSfn=John&GSmn=C.&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=26175708&df=all&. Retrieved June 11, 2017.