ɚɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn sˌæn dɪˈeɪɡoʊ ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi fˈoːɹtiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ,  ɹˈuːl wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tə kˈʌmpəni ˈiː, sˈɛkənd bɐtˈæliən, twˈɛnti ˈeɪtθ mɚɹˈiːnz ʌvðə flˈɛdʒlɪŋ fˈɪfθ mɚɹˈiːn dᵻvˈɪʒən wɛn ðə pˈæɹəʃˌuːt jˈuːnɪts wɜː dɪsbˈændᵻd ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ.
Arriving in San Diego on February 14, 1944,  Ruhl was transferred to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines of the fledgling 5th Marine Division when the Parachute units were disbanded on February 21, 1944.