John P. Ryder
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
John Ryder entered into the Army on January 27, 1943.
He served as a Private First Class and medical aid man with the 395th Infantry Regiment in Rhineland and Central Europe.
He was awarded the following: Bronze Star Medal Good Conduct Medal Combat Medical Badge American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars World War II Victory Medal three overseas service bars
Mr. Ryder was honorably discharged on January 7, 1946, at Camp Grant, Illinois.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 276
