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| Lt. Charles Ruch served in the 6th Marine Division in Okinawa. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55926820&ref=acom https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Okinawa/USA-P-Okinawa-6.html |
Charles Desmond Ruch never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on August 15, 1917 in Rhode Island. His mother was born in Ireland and his father was born in New Jersey. His father worked as a lawyer. Charles had a younger sister. Charles graduated from Harvard in 1938.
Charles enlisted in the Marines in December 1942. He became a first lieutenant in the 6th Marine Division. He arrived in the Pacific in January 1944. The 6th Marine Division took part in the amphibious landing on Okinawa on April 1, 1945. Within two weeks it had advanced 55 miles. With the northern part of the island cleared, the 6th Marine Division turned south to help the army break through the Machinato line where the Japanese had focused much of their defensive efforts. Lt. Ruch was wounded and died from his wounds on April 23, 1945, the day before the Machinato line was finally breached.
His grave is at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
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