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Personal info

Full name
BROWN, Russell
Date of birth
18 October 1925
Age
18
Place of birth
Moosic, Lackawana County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33613913
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 September 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 3 9

Immediate family

Members
George F. Brown (father)
Catherine G. Brown (mother)
Hildah Brown (sister)
Lucy Brown (sister)
Ruth Brown (sister)
George Brown (brother)

More information

Pvt Russell Brown was employed by the McGinley Coal Company.

He enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 8 December 1943 and was sent overseas in June 1944.

His brother George also served in Europe.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - The Tribune

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Tribune