John Ries
Deck Departmen

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Retired U.S. Navy Lt. John G. Ries of Linthicum, Maryland, died of natural causes on December 20, 1997, after a two-year illness. He was 70.

He was born on July 2, 1927, in Pennsylvania and graduated from Glen Burnie High School.

Lt. Ries served in the U.S. Navy for 28 years and was a marine engineer, pilot and flight instructor.