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name
RUSSO, Louis - Date of
birth
unknown -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32400875 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Trois Ponts, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 45 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Luigi Russo (father)
Mary Russo (mother)
Grace Russo (sister)
Frances Russo (sister)
More information
The rememberance plaque can be found outside of Fort Lee, New Jersey, VFW Post.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.bklyn.newspaper.com - Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 29 March 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, John McParland