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Personal info

Full name
GOLDEN, Russell N
Date of birth
1916
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Binghamton, Broome County, New York

Military service

Service number
32677843
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
23 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 40 16

Immediate family

Members
Parker D. Golden (father)
Mary E. (York) Golden (mother)
Frank I. Golden (brother)
Elmer L. Golden (brother)
Kenneth Golden (brother)
Lawrence Golden (brother)
Morris L. Golden (brother)
Margaret R. Golden (wife)

More information

Pfc Russell N. Golden attended high school for four years and worked in a paper mill before he enlisted in Binghamton, New York on 29 November 1942.

On 23 September, he was reported seriously wounded in action when the 3th Battalion moved out from the eastern point of the Bois de la Rumont towards Bratte and St. Jean against moderate enemy resistance. By the end of the day the 3th Battalion took positions on high ground in the La Haye wood, West of Moivron. The exact location where Pfc Russell died is not certain.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Emmanuel Vincent