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Birth:          15 Dec 1919 Jamestown, N.Y.
Death:          25 Jul 2000 Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Burial:         Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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pub rec on ancestry 5550 Columbia Pike, Arlington, Va.
Sun News, The (Myrtle Beach, SC) - July 28, 2000
Deceased Name: Rose E. Rutledge
Rose Elkin Rutledge, 80, of Myrtle Beach Golf and Yacht Club died Tuesday, July 25, 
2000, at home. 

She was born Dec. 15, 1919, in Jamestown, N.Y., the daughter of the late Simon and 
Jessie Jacobson Elkin. 

She was a Women's Army Corps veteran. She received Bronze stars for her service 
while in combat in New Guinea and during the second wave invasion in the 
Philippines. 

She was also recognized at the Aberdeen Proving Ground when a live grenade 
threatened the ammunition area and she tossed the grenade to save many lives. 

She retired in 1980 after 30 years of service with the 2044th Air Force Communication 
Squadron at the Pentagon. She and her husband were actively involved and 
volunteered with Tara Hall Home for Boys, and entertained as clowns in local nursing 
homes and hospitals. 

Survivors include her husband, Olin Keith Rutledge; a son, Jonathan Harmon and his 
wife, Marian, of Arlington, Va.; a brother, Benjamin Elkin of Falls Church, Va.; a sister, 
Anne Elkin of Arlington; two stepdaughters, Diane Dietsell of Romford, Essex, 
England, and Donna L. Rutledge of Maryland; a sister-in-law, Ruth Elkin of Falls 
Church; a nephew, William and his wife, Silvia, of San Francisco; and three 
grandchildren, Laura, Ben and Emily Harmon. 

Inurnment will be in Arlington National Cemetery. 

Goldfinch Funeral Home, beach chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Page: C9


Parents
HARMON Simon ()
JACOBSON Jessie ()

Siblings
HARMON Rose E. (15 Dec 1919 - 25 Jul 2000)

Marriage To RUTLEDGE Olin Keith (14 Apr 1917 - 5 Aug 2004)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
RUTLEDGE William Askins (22 Nov 1888 - EST 1975)
LEBARON Elizabeth Merton ("Bess") (21 Oct 1888 - 13 Nov 1979)

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