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Cemetery:           Evergreen Cemetery
Name:               William H., Jr. & Lawana W. Ritzmann

Date Of Photograph: May 5, 2011
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Headstone of William H. "Speed" Ritzmann, Jr. b. Sept 6, 1932 d. June 16, 2009 
s/s Lawana W. Ritzmann b. Apr 28, 1933 d. n/a.  Located in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Jasper, Hamilton County, Florida.

Additional Comments:
Obituary provided addition information: LCDR William Henry “Speed” Ritzmann, 
Jr., USN (Retired), of Lake City, FL. and former Orange Park, FL. died 
Gainesville, FL. LCDR Ritzmann (carrier pilot)was born in Brooklyn, New York 
in 1932 to the late William Henry Ritzmann Sr. and Louise Kahm Ritzmann.  
Ritzmann was a Vietnam veteran with as many as 168 combat flights and was 
awarded 16 Air Medals, numerous commendations and service ribbons. 
Additionally, LCDR Ritzmann and his squadron were chosen by 20th Century Fox 
as the pilots of the aircraft flown in the movie "Tora! Tora! Tora!" Following 
his exemplary military service LCDR Ritzmann entered the civilian workforce 
and retired from his second career as a systems analyst at Jacksonville 
Electric Authority (JEA) in Jacksonville, FL. 

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Lawana Wetherington Ritzmann, son, 
William H. Ritzmann, III; daughter Lorena Ritzmann (Larry D.)Regan; one 
brother, Edward Albert Ritzmann; two grandchildren, Alexander and Erika 
Ritzmann. 



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