Compatriot Perry D. "Bud" Marks Jr. lives in Holt , Missouri. He joined the Sons of
the American Revolution and Harry S. Truman Chapter on 14 December 2010, sponsored by Compatriot Robert Grover, and installed
by President Dirk Stapleton. Compatriot Marks served in the United States Navy and Unites Staes Army.
Sergeant William Rippeto was a Patriot who served in the American Revolutionary War.
The list of Virginia Soldiers of 1776, pages 1442-1443 documents his service. He enlisted 28 Nov 1776, as a Private in the
Continental Line for 3 yrs. He reenlisted Dec 1778, as a Private in the 10th Va Regiment (formerly 14th) under command of
Col Wm. Davies. Later, he was ordered to join the Southern Army, and joined with Col Richard Parker at Fredericksburg. After
that, he was taken prisoner by the British at Charlestown, SC, on 12 May 1780. Then, he was taken to the north in a prisoner
exchange and returned to military service again. He then served as Quartermaster Sergeant in Lieutenant Colonel Hammond's
Regiment, in South Carolina.