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SLONE, Russell Howard - Date of
birth
19 May 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Kerz, Johnson County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Boyd County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35643363 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
20 February 1945 - Place of
death
Oberleuken, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Everett Slone (father)
Fannie F. (Johnson) Slone (mother)
James M. Slone (brother)
George Slone (brother)
Paris T. Slone (sister)
Wilbur L. Slone (brother)
Bertha F. Slone (sister)
Hazel E. (Craft) Slone (wife)
More information
Pfc Russell H. Slone enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 8 December 1942.He is remembered at the Ashland Cemetery in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Craft Fairchild Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com - Emily Kelley
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Emily Kelley