Stickney American Legion Post 26 was rechartered as Dittrick-barrows-Noldner in memory of Ronald Lee Noldner.
Ronald Lee Noldner was born on June 25, 1947 in Mitchell, South Dakota, to Orville and Loretta (Leibrich) Noldner. His mother passed away in 1950, at which time he went to live with his grandparents, Carl and Madeline Noldner, on their farm near Stickney, South Dakota. His grandmother passed away in 1951 and his grandfather in 1956, at witch time his aunt, Mabel Dittrick adopted him.
Ronnie attended school in Stickney, graduating in 1965. In high school he played football and basketball, then atended Southern State College in Springfield.
Ronald Noldner entered the U.S. Army on November 21, 1967, at Fort Lewis, Washington where he recieved Basic Training and AIT. He was deployed to Vietnam on May 4, 1968 as part of Company D, 1st. Battalion, 327th Infantry,101st Air Cavalry Division. On August 8, 1968 while serving as an ammo carrier Corporal Noldner was hit by a hostile rocket fragment and died instantly.
Corporal Ronald Lee Noldner was buried in Silver Ridge Cemetery, Stickney, with full military honors on August 19, 1968.
