ɹˈuːl wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli bˈɛɹid ɪnðə fˈɪfθ mɚɹˈiːn dᵻvˈɪʒən sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi ˌɔn ˈiːwoʊ dʒˈiːmə, bˌʌt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˌiːɪntˈɜːd ɪn dˈɑːnəld dʒˈeɪ. ɹˈuːl məmˈoːɹɪəl sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi ɪn ɡɹˈeɪbʊl, waɪˈoʊmɪŋ.
Ruhl was initially buried in the 5th Marine Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima, but was later reinterred in Donald J. Ruhl Memorial Cemetery in Greybull, Wyoming.