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Ernest Harold Ryan

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Ernest Harold Ryan

Birth
Oakland, Burt County, Nebraska, USA
Death
30 Nov 1942 (aged 22)
At Sea
Burial
Oakland, Burt County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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YEAR OF DEATH IS INCORRECT ON THIS STONE (1943) BUT CORRECT ON HIS MILITARY MARKER IN FORT MCPHERSON NATL CEMETERY

The S.S. New Orleans was involved in the Battle of Tassafaronga on November 30, 1942.

Oakland Independent (NE); Thurs., 24 Dec 1942; p1
Earnest Ryan, Oakland Boy, is Reported Missing
Ernest Ryan, son of Mrs. Hilda Ryan of Oakland, who has been in the U.S. Navy for the past four years, was reported as missing in action. A telegram was received from the government Wednesday. No details were given.
He was a machinist mate first class and was assigned to the U.S.S. New Orleans.
YEAR OF DEATH IS INCORRECT ON THIS STONE (1943) BUT CORRECT ON HIS MILITARY MARKER IN FORT MCPHERSON NATL CEMETERY

The S.S. New Orleans was involved in the Battle of Tassafaronga on November 30, 1942.

Oakland Independent (NE); Thurs., 24 Dec 1942; p1
Earnest Ryan, Oakland Boy, is Reported Missing
Ernest Ryan, son of Mrs. Hilda Ryan of Oakland, who has been in the U.S. Navy for the past four years, was reported as missing in action. A telegram was received from the government Wednesday. No details were given.
He was a machinist mate first class and was assigned to the U.S.S. New Orleans.

Inscription

Mach Mate 1st Class U.S. Navy
Lost At Sea - World War II

Gravesite Details

THIS MARKER IS A CENOTAPH; there is also one that was placed in Fort McPherson Natl. Cemetery in Maxwell, NE for M.M. Ryan



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