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ABEL, Russell Lavell - Date of
birth
16 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Putnam County, Missouri -
Hometown
Unionville, Putnam County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6935842 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sainte Geneviève, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
James H. Abel (father)
Lillian J. (Scarbrough) Abel (mother)
Ronnie H. Abel (brother)
Donald H. Abel (brother)
Oleva E. Abel (sister)
Delva R. Abel (sister)
Ova E. Abel (brother)
Dorothy L. Abel (sister)
Wayne E. Abel (brother)
Rosalie H. Abel (sister)
Vera (Sartin) Abel (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Russell L. Abel joined the Regular Army on 31 October 1939 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Larry Trimbell Family Tree / Arkansas County Marriages, www.80thdivision.com, www.newspapers.com - The Unionville Republican - 29 May 1946
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - JoMaRo