| NAME: Walter Bruce Russell |
NICKNAME: — |
SERVICE NUMBER: 247700 (enlisted) 0-41422 (commissioned) |
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| HOME OF RECORD: Buffalo, NY |
NEXT OF KIN: Mother, Mrs. Margaret Ferguson |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 10/12/1914 |
SERVICE DATES: 8/9/1939 – 9/16/1947 |
DATE OF DEATH: 12/31/1993 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Roi-Namur | A/1/24 | 585 | Gunnery Sergeant | ||||
| Saipan | A/1/24 | 585 | Gunnery Sergeant | WIA | |||
| Tinian | A/1/24 | 585 | Gunnery Sergeant | ||||
| Iwo Jima | A/1/24 | 1542 | Second Lieutenant (Mortar Section) |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Warrant Officer (WWII) First Lieutenant (Reserves) |
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Biography coming soon.
Lieutenant Russell chews the fat with his mortarmen on Iwo Jima.