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Richard
Wilkins
Ripple
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

Colorado

Richard Ripple graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1936. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Armor)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Armor) Richard Wilkins Ripple (ASN: 0-20312), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during World War II.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Armor)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    December 19, 1944 – 1945

    Lieutenant Colonel (Armor) Richard Wilkins Ripple (ASN: 0-20312), United States Army, was captured by German forces during fighting on or about 19 December 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.