Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Gerald A Ruyf
Headstone of Gerald A Ruyf
U.S. Navy · United States United States

Gerald A Ruyf

Chief Petty Officer
1930 – 1998
2 wars 1 assignment

Chief Petty Officer Gerald A Ruyf served in the U.S. Navy for 3 years. Gerald served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Gerald was 68 years old.

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Branch

U.S. Navy · 1971 – 1974

Highest rank

Chief Petty Officer

Wars

Vietnam WarCold War
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1971 – 1974
Conflicts
Vietnam War Cold War
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery ↗
Section 54
Grave 5450
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Laid nearby · Section 54

8,206 others are held in this section; these are the nearest stones.

Thomas Avery Jackson Jr.Grave 5449Betty J JordanGrave 5451Verna H JordanGrave 5451William N Van OrdenGrave 5368M H EppesGrave 5531Melvin Albert Schmidt Jr.Grave 5367Janet SchmidtGrave 5367James Harvey Porter Jr.Grave 5369Elmer B KennedyGrave 5532Eudeene NewlandGrave 5530Walter M NewlandGrave 5530Jerry Duane OllerGrave 5285
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