Ruben Rivers was a Staff Sergeant in the 761st Tank Battalion. He served with distinction in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Rivers was born in 1921 in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. He was raised in Hotulka, Oklahoma, where he and his 11 siblings worked on the family farm. After graduating high school, Rivers […]
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