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Personal info

Full name
RUSSELL, James Robert
Date of birth
8 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Ellisburg, Casey County, Kentucky
Hometown
Casey County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35808827
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
Near Höfen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 12 10

Immediate family

Members
Frank Russell (father)
Lilly Russell (mother)

More information

Pfc James R. Russell worked on a farm before he enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 2 November 1943.

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