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Personal info

Full name
NICHOLS, Russell William
Date of birth
25 January 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Hometown
Onondaga County, New York

Military service

Service number
42114191
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
Near Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 5 30

Immediate family

Members
Fred Nichols (father)
Alice M. (Scallion) Nichols (mother)
Robert Nichols (brother)
Elizabeth Nichols (wife)

More information

Pvt Russell W. Nichols enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 5 April 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet