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MC QUILKIN, Russell Turner - Date of
birth
23 May 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31455431 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Heistern, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 3 | 63 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James Mc Quilkin (father)
Mabel Mc Quilkin (mother)
Florence Mc Quilkin (sister)
James Mc Quilkin (brother)
Donald Mc Quilkin (brother)
More information
Pvt Russell T. Mc Quilkin was a welder and flame cutter before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 14 March 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet