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Personal info

Full name
FERSCH, Russell Frederick
Date of birth
13 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36277717
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 17 7

Immediate family

Members
John Fersch (father)
Lydia Fersch (mother)
Lester Fersch (brother)
Sylvia Fersch (sister)
Marlene Fersch (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Russell F. Fersch attended West Division High School.

He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 23 October 1942.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census / WWII Draft Registration Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, West Division High school yearbook 1940