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BLOOM, Russell Fredrick - Date of
birth
5 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
King County, Washington -
Hometown
Birdsview, Skagit County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19016493 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 February 1945 - Place of
death
Schönberg, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carl A. Bloom (father)
Linda T. (Donnason) Bloom (mother)
Herbert J. C. Bloom (brother)
Wesley O. Bloom (brother)
Hazel S. Bloom (sister)
More information
Pvt Russell F. Bloom attended high school for three years and worked on a farm before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Lewis, Washington on 2 October 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census / Washington Birth Records, www.87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery