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Personal info

Full name
GRIFFITH, Russell Roland
Date of birth
31 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
East Tawas, Iosco County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36161974
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of the Wehebachtalsperre, between Mausbach and Grosshau, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 16 41

Immediate family

Members
Claud R. Griffith (father)
Genevieve J. (Grieve) Griffith (mother)
Ida Griffith (sister)
Clara P. (Cline) Griffith (wife)

More information

T/5 Russell R. Griffith enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 21 November 1941.
He attended high school for four years and was employed at McNally Construction Company.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - various family trees, http://home.scarlet.be~sh446368/home.htm

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet