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Personal info

Full name
RUSSO, Albert
Date of birth
22 November 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Rhode Island
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
O1320863
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
Düren/Grosshau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 5 18

Immediate family

Members
Carmine Russo (father)
Patrizia Russo (mother)
Anthony J. Russo (brother)
Lucrezia Russo (sister)
Allessandra Russo (sister)
Eva Russo (sister)
James Russo (brother)
Alfred Russo (brother)

More information

1st Lt Albert Russo enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 11 March 1941.

He attended high school for 3 years and was a post office clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Rhode Island, Births / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet