Career
Sargent joined the Army from Richmond, Virginia in the late 1950s, served several years as an enlisted soldier, and went through Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning. By March 15, 1967 he was serving as a First Lieutenant in Company B, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Ruppert Sargent, aged 29 at his death, was buried in Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia.
The Ruppert Sargent Memorial Administration Building of the City of Hampton houses the Hampton City Schools, Commissioner of the Revenue, Treasurer, Economic Development Department and Office of the Assessor of Real Estate.