Edward W. Riepl

World War II
Service #0-112826
UnitUnited States Naval Reserve
RankEnsign U.S. Navy
Entered Service From Kansas
Date of DeathAugust 7 1943
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
1
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Notes
ENS Riepl's name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. His remains have been recovered.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.