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RUSSELL, William O - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36186146 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
27 February 1945 - Place of
death
Mühlberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 30 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence M. Russell (father)
Katharine A. (O’Donell) Russell (mother)
Katharine E. Russell (sister)
Margaret L. Russell (sister)
More information
Pfc William O. Russell Central High School in Flint, Michigan and worked in a packing factory.He enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 17 July 1942.
He was taken prisoner in the vicinity of St. Vith, Belgium and died at Stalag IV-B in Mühlberg.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Prisoners of War / U.S. School Yearbooks / Amber Hudson Family Tree
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