. . . . . . "23"^^ . . . "Ruben Rivers"@en . . . "Near Guebling, France"@en . "23"^^ . . . . . . "Tecumseh, Oklahoma"@en . "761"^^ . . . "--11-19"^^ . "1921"^^ . . . "Ruben Rivers (1921 \u2013 November 19, 1944) was a Staff Sergeant in the 761st Tank Battalion, a black tank battalion which served with distinction in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Sgt. Rivers, who was half-Cherokee, was one of seven African-American soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor, although this official recognition of their heroic actions was not made until 1997."@en . "Place of burial"@en . . "Ruben Rivers (1921 \u2013 November 19, 1944) was a Staff Sergeant in the 761st Tank Battalion, a black tank battalion which served with distinction in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Sgt. Rivers, who was half-Cherokee, was one of seven African-American soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor, although this official recognition of their heroic actions was not made until 1997."@en . . . . . "Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, France"@en . "Ruben Rivers"@en . . "1942"^^ . . "Staff Sergeant Ruben Rivers"@en .