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DOW, Russell Stewart - Date of
birth
10 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
1013684 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
15th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Vallerange, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 12 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alexander Dow (father)
Gertrude J. (Geddas) Dow (mother)
Marguerite E. (Lydon) Dow (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Russell S. Dow graduated from Adams High School in 1938. Before the war, he was employed in a government office in Washington D.C.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Vickie lydon Family tree, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The North Adams Transcript Massachusetts 2 December 1944, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Vickie Lydon Johnson