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Personal info

Full name
RUSSO, Patsy Charles
Date of birth
2 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Hometown
Rochester, Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
42115947
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 9 10

Immediate family

Members
Sylvester Russo (father)
Jennie (Piloto) Russo (mother)
Phillip Russo (brother)
Elliott G. Russo (brother)
Joseph Russo (brother)
Mary Russo (sister)

More information

Pfc Patsy C. Russo graduated from Vocational High School and was employed by the Hickok Manufacturing Company as a mechanic before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 13 April 1944. He was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle 4 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle 4 March 1945