Frederic Charles Ritger Jr
MilitaryRitger played football for Columbia University where he did his undergraduate work. He earned his law degree from Rutgers University. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney for New Jersey.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Orange, New Jersey | 15 December 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
New York, New York | 26 May 1941 | |
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Other Combat Mission |
Castelvecchio, Italy | 12 October 1944 | |
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Other Combat Mission |
Ala, Italy | 6 November 1944 | |
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Other Shot Down/Evaded |
near Modena, Italy | 2 December 1944 | After bailing out, Ritger successfully evaded capture by connecting with partisans. He returned to Allied controlled territory on 22 December 1944 and was back at his base on Corsica on 23 December 1944. He was returned to the USA. |
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Died |
Neptune City, New Jersey | 2 September 2005 | |
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Buried |
5 September 2005 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA PLOT Sec: 8-G ROW 18, Site: 1 | |
| Newark, New Jersey | |||
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Other Graduated |
Piscataway, New Jersey | Rutgers University School of Law |
Revisions
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Sources
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=633954&…
https://www.ritger.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=i97&tree=Rittger
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