John Raymond Ruland (1922 - 1944)

Born 11 Apr 1922 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Jun 1944 at age 22 in France

Biography

John Raymond Ruland was born on April 11, 1922, in Denver, Colorado to Elmer Arthur and Avis Grace (Broadhurst) Ruland. He married Danie Jean Billis in 1943, in Texas. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), in France, at the age of 22, and was buried in Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France.

• Fact: Residence (1930) Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Same House
• Fact: Residence (1940) Election District K, Denver, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (30 Jun 1942) Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Military Service (15 December 1942) Denver, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Burial Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

Sources

• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WT-3JQ : accessed 26 March 2023), Jack Ruland in household of Elmer A Ruland, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 10A, line 45, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 235; FHL microfilm 2,339,970.

• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRD2-YRG : Fri Aug 05 00:20:10 UTC 2022), Entry for Grace A Ruland and Melvin J Ruland, 1940.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-2BG9 : 10 September 2021), John Raymond Ruland, ; Burial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial; citing record ID 56649480, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #56649480.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 June 2022, 05:17), entry for John Raymond Ruland (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GXNL-M52 ); contributed by various users.

• Military Service: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8YY-M53 : 5 December 2014), John R Ruland, enlisted 15 Dec 1942, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• World War II Draft Registration: "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKVM-JLTP : 9 March 2021), John Raymond Ruland, 30 Jun 1942; records extracted by (FamilySearch or Partner), images digitized by (Family Search or Partner); citing Draft Registration, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States, citing "Draft Registration Cards for Colorado, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947", NAID 5833895. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, n.d.