[courtesy of the Lawler Family ]

Grave marker for William R. Ritcherson in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa (Hillsborough county), Florida.

William registered for the draft in Bergenfield, NJ on 26 December 1942. (note - date of birth shown here as 6 November 1924 vs. cemetery marker as 11 November 1924)

He was inducted into the Army enlisted at Camp Blanding, FL on 14 July 1944.

Pvt Ritcherson was transferred from the 101st Airborne Division to Company I, 508th PIR on 18 October 1945.