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BAUKNECHT, Russell Harry - Date of
birth
17 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33812170 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
24 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Remoncourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry W. Bauknecht (father)
Florence E. Bauknecht (mother)
Walter T. Bauknecht (brother)
More information
Pvt Russel H. Bauknecht attended high school for three years and was a checker before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 29 January 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Nita Stolns
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S