More detail on this person: William R.
Rittenhouse of Burke, Va., passed away on August
24, 2015 of lung cancer at his home with his
sisters, Donna Marques and Vicki Williams,
brother-in-law Eugene Marques and his wife with
him. He was preceded in death by his parents,
Garnet and Hornor Rittenhouse.
Born in Walkersville, West Virginia, Bill
graduated from West Virginia University and
entered the Army in 1961. He was an aviation troop
commander in Viet Nam, a battalion commander in
Fort Knox, KY, and the program manager of the
M-1 tank in Detroit.
He graduated from flight school in 1964, the
Infantry Advanced Course in 1969, the MBA
program at William and Mary in 1973, Command
and General Staff College in 1972, and the
National War College in 1984. Other assignments
included Fort Hood, TX; Ascaffenberg, Germany;
Fort Lewis, WA and the Pentagon.
His medals include the Legion of Merit,
Distinguished Flying Cross (2 OLC), Bronze Star
Medal-Valor, Meritorious Service Medal (1 OLC),
Air Medal, Air Medal-Valor, Army Commendation
Medal (1 OLC), National Defense Service Medal,
and the Viet Nam Service Medal.
After his retirement from the Army Bill continued
to work as a contractor for BRTRC in Headquarters,
Army Materlel Command and in Special Operations
Command
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Sandy and
his daughter, Ginger.
Donations can be made to Army Emergence Relief,
200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22333.
Services will be at Arlington April 28, 2016.
This information was last updated 12/20/2016
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