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HEARTH, Russell - Date of
birth
14 December 1913 -
Age
31 -
Place of birth
Monroe County, Indiana -
Hometown
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35834284 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Mertzwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 14 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Allie A. Hearth (mother)
Vernon Hearth (brother)
Virgil Hearth (brother)
Herschel Hearth (brother)
Leona Steward (half-sister)
Frances Steward (half-sister)
Mildred Steward (half-sister)
Wilma C. (Allen) Hearth (wife)
Berry Lee Hearth (son)
Elmer L. Hearth (son)
More information
Pfc Russell Hearth enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 22 April 1944. He had been overseas for seven months at the time of his death. Pfc Hearth, apparently wounded, was in a French hospital for two months prior to his death.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, www.newspapers.com - The Times-Mail - 3 June 1942, 10 April 1945, 36th ID-roster-part-2.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - kim