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name
POSEY, Russell W - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Defiance County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35333103 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 46 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Benjamin C. Posey (father)
Bertha V. (Farmer) Posey (mother)
Earl B. Posey (brother)
Mary E. Posey (sister)
Carol J. Posey (sister)
Charles D. Posey (brother)
More information
T/5 Russell W. Posey worked in a machine shop before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 25 July 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A Grateful American, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Tenca Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: Peter Schouteten