1894 - 1975 (81 years)
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| Name |
Ruegg, Albert John |
| Birth |
1894 |
Pennsylvania  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
RUEG.A001 |
| _FGRAVE |
26565050 |
| Funeral |
Summers Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [2] |
| Military Service |
World War I, Sergeant, United States Army [1] |
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army
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Sergeant (abbreviated as Sgt), United States Army
(1905-1920)
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World War I
(1914 - 1918)
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| Death |
8 Jan 1975 |
Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1, 2] |
- Albert J. Ruegg, age 80, of 117 East Cherry Street, Olney passed away at the Richland Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for the past ten days.
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| Burial |
Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2] |
- Interment with military honors rendered by the Olney Veterans organizations with burial in Clay City Cemetery.
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Headstone, Ruegg, Albert John
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I31513 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
18 Feb 2021 |
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| Notes |
- Mr. Ruegg operated a foundry for several years in California & was employed at the Olney AMF plant for seven years before retiring.
He was a veteran of World War I and a member of several Masonic bodies in California including the Al Malaikah Temple of Los Angeles.
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