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Ritchie Lee Despain

Steelworker Third Class, Navy

December 14, 1946 to October 19, 2013

Branch: Navy
Rank: Steelworker Third Class
Wars: Vietnam
Born: December 14, 1946
Died: October 19, 2013
Buried: Washington State Veterans Cemetery, Medical Lake, WA, Section 1, Row EE, Site 5

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