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BARR, Russell Gordon - Date of
birth
19 September 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Adams, Gage County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Vancouver, Clark County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39341116 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Remoncourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert O. Barr (father)
Rose M. (Wonderly) Barr (mother)
John A. Barr (brother)
Dorothy P. (French) Barr (wife)
More information
Pvt Russell G. Barr attended Vancouver High School for four years and was a driver at the Vancouver Ice and Coal Company before he enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 22 October 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Card Young Men / Baker Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Divsion, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy