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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| Oliver E. Ringer | Oliver E. Ringer was born in 1912 in Bavaria, Kansas. He joined the US Navy on June 3, 1930 in peacetime, but served through WWII and the Korean Conflict. He served in the Pacific aboard the USS Texas until 1936, then sailed to China aboard the USS Pecos, followed by the USS Baker and USS JD Edwards. He was aboard the USS Chester when it entered Pearl Harbor shortly after the attack, December 1941. He also served on the USS Sarsfield and USS McCalla, among others. He was later transferred to the USS Cabot in Okinawa in support of a pending attack on Japan which never took place. Oliver served until 1953, attaining the rank of Chief Petty Officer/Boatswain’s Mate. After discharge he married Dora Koppen and lived on Lilac Lane in Delanco. He transferred to Fleet Reserve in March 1953 and retired June 1, 1960 after 30 years of active and reserve service. Oliver moved to Ellsworth in 1971. He married (2nd) Pearl Black Hudson in 1972. He died in Florida in 2009 at age 97 and is buried in Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson. | US Navy, CPO/BMC | USS Texas USS Pecos USS Baker USS JD Edwards USS Chester USS Sarsfield USS McCalla USS Cabot | WWII, Pacific Korea | 1912 – 2009 |
Updated October 30, 2023