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CORNTHWAITE, Russell Lloyd - Date of
birth
6 October 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Macon, Macon County, Illinois -
Hometown
Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39900195 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
63rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sibret, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 12 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John T. Cornthwaite (father)
Myra P. (Highly) Cornthwaite (mother)
Myra R. Cornthwaite (sister)
Norma J. Cornthwaite (sister)
Betty J. (Reddick) Corntwaite (wife)
Sandra Cornthwaite (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt Russell L. Cornthwaite enlisted in Boise, Idaho on 14 October 1942. He was sent overseas in October 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho) 28 January 1945