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RUSSELL, Jack Richard - Date of
birth
23 July 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona -
Hometown
Tulare, Tulare County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-746615 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
12 May 1944 - Place of
death
800 meters south of Hof Gnadenthal, Dauborn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 22 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Howard C. Russell (father)
Mary H. Russell (mother)
Alberta Russell (sister)
Howard C. Russell (brother)
Mary R. Russell (sister)
Shirley M. Russell (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107189 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: The Seventh Son
Destination: Brux, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Bombing of the Sudetenlandische Treibstoffwerke A.G. - a hydrogenation plant
MACR: 4864
More information
1st Lt Jack R. Russell was a 1938 graduate of Tulare Union High School. He participated in several sports including football, basketball and track. On his enlistment record is mentioned that we worked as an actor.1st Lt Russell volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Los Angeles, California on 15 June 1942.
The aircraft was shot down by enemy aircraft. One crew members survived and was taken prisoner, nine were killed. They were initially buried at the community cemetery of Hof Gnadenthal.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWII Memorial, Fold3, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet