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Harold Lee Ritenour's USMC Discharge Paperwork

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Title

Harold Lee Ritenour's USMC Discharge Paperwork

Subject

Ritenour, Harold Lee (1925-1994)
Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County

Description

Photograph of a form pertaining to Harold Lee Ritenour.'s discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps in August 1945.

He was born on 25 March 1925 in Woodstock, Virginia. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines in April 1942 and served as a Private First Class when he was discharged.

He qualified as a rifle marksman and served in the Pacific area from 1 September 1942 to 25 February 1944. He participated in action against enemy forces at Bougainville from 1 November 1943 to 15 December 1943.

He was discharged in August 1945 from Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina, and given a travel allowance to get him to Washington, DC.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Photograph of the certificate issued for Harold Lee Ritenour's discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026214.
Harold Lee Ritenour appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006906, 017893, and 024925.

Identifier

025410

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Harold Lee Ritenour's USMC Discharge Paperwork,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/55074.

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