Ralph R. Riess Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Ralph R. Riess

State of Birth:

MO

Home State:

MO

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1944-1946

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS LCT-1334 (Landing Craft Tank)

Location of Service

Pacific Theater; New Guinea; Philippines; University of Illinois, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Australia

Battles/Campaigns

New Guinea

Highest Rank

Motor Machinist's Mate Second Class

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran was a Golden Gloves boxer and boxed while in the Navy.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

Donald Kaiser

Contributor:

Laura Jolley

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Missouri Veterans History Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/82139

Subjects:

Riess, Ralph R.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Ralph R. Riess Collection
(AFC/2001/001/82139), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress