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Earl August Rittel

Birth	:	23 Oct 1912 Lincoln County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	3 Feb 1943
Burial	:	Valley Falls Cemetery, Valley Falls, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.3321114, -95.4634018
Plot	:	Section: Farrar, Block 4, Lot 48
Description	:	Earl Rittel was a strong farm boy with an amazing arm. He won the Kansas state high school javelin throw twice and held the state record. After his senior year he was invited to go to the national high school track meet in Chicago. In Chicago, against the very best javelin throwers in the country, Earl placed an astonishing third. (The star of the national high school track meet that year was a young man named Jesse Owens.) But just a few years later World War II started and Earl went into the army. He was... Read More	Earl Rittel was a strong farm boy with an amazing arm. He won the Kansas state high school javelin throw twice and held the state record. After his senior year he was invited to go to the national high school track meet in Chicago. In Chicago, against the very best javelin throwers in the country, Earl placed an astonishing third. (The star of the national high school track meet that year was a young man named Jesse Owens.) But just a few years later World War II started and Earl went into the army. He was still in training when he collapsed on a simple road march. Everyone in the area was shocked that this young man, the one everyone thought was the epitome of health and fitness, should die so young.

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Earl August Rittel's memorial is located at: Valley Falls Cemetery, Valley Falls, Jefferson County, USA.
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Earl August Rittel death on 3 Feb 1943 in
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Latitude: 39.3321114
Longitude: -95.4634018

(1884 - 1963)

(1886 - 1974)

1. Valley Falls Cemetery
Valley Falls, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3321114, -95.4634018

2. Old Pioneer Cemetery
Valley Falls, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3400993, -95.4677963

3. Saint Marys Cemetery
Valley Falls, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3438988, -95.4467010

4. Harman Family Cemetery
Valley Falls, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3237780, -95.5095040

5. Cove Road Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3767500, -95.4511900

6. Summerfelt Cemetery
Valley Falls, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3814500, -95.4859400

7. Abbuehl Family Cemetery
Valley Falls, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4038000, -95.4733900

8. Graggs Chapel Cemetery
Valley Falls, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3535995, -95.5532990

9. Coal Creek Cemetery
Valley Falls, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4061089, -95.4594498

10. Metzger Grave Site
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2628900, -95.5212100

11. Smith Family Cemetery
Valley Falls, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4157295, -95.4602737

12. Spring Grove Cemetery
Winchester, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3272018, -95.3471985

13. Bloomfield Cemetery
Meriden, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2848587, -95.5718765

14. Fairview Cemetery
Dunavant, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2672005, -95.3672028

15. Hart Cemetery
Boyle, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3770485, -95.3482819

16. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Ozawkie, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2278800, -95.4879700

17. Michael Family Cemetery
Ozawkie, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2305500, -95.4219500

18. Hamon Family Cemetery
Arrington, Atchison County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4424400, -95.4842377

19. Ozawkie Cemetery
Ozawkie, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2222099, -95.4332428

21. Crowley-Blevins Cemetery
Rock Creek, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2543960, -95.5839290

22. Ernst Family Cemetery
Arrington, Atchison County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4533900, -95.4781800

23. South Cedar Cemetery
Mayetta, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3286018, -95.6267014

24. Nortonville Cemetery
Nortonville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4140205, -95.3374023