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Personal info

Full name
COLVIN, Russel Dean
Date of birth
10 March 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Hometown
Flora, Carroll County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35039991
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 1 47

Immediate family

Members
John D. Colvin (father)
Ellen Colvin (mother)
Owen T. Colvin (brother)
Odis D. Colvin (brother)

More information

Sgt Russel D. Colvin was a painter before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 5 March 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Iowa Delayed Birth Records, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery