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WEEDEN, Russell - Date of
birth
24 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Delaware County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32664307 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 October 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - unknown
Immediate family
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Members
Elvere J. Weeden (father)
Mary M. (Alcott) Weeden (mother)
Elizabeth Weeden (sister)
Arthur J. Weeden (brother)
Anna J. Weeden (sister)
Marie A. Weeden (sister)
Ralph Weeden (twin brother)
James E. Weeden (brother)
More information
Russell Weeden attended Sidney High School.He enlisted in Utica, New York on 27 November 1942.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, WWII Memorial, Market Garden, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Rena Doing