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SGT Clarkson A. Russell

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SGT Clarkson A. Russell Veteran

Birth
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
30 Jan 1945 (aged 34)
Görlitz, Landkreis Görlitz, Saxony, Germany
Burial
West Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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We would like to thank Susan Connelly member # 206021235 for the transfer of this account

SGT. Russell, Clarkson A
Service number: 31241290

Age: 33
Born: January 30, 1911, Massachusetts
Hometown: Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Family:
Percy Clarkson Russell (father)
Elizabeth Allen (nee Elwell) Russell (mother)
Ellen Pearl Russell/Ball (sister)
Paul Belford Russell (brother)
Grace Helena Russell/Galliaso (sister) married Roger Gallison #166290969
Janet E. Russell/DeBoer (sister)
Madeline L. Russell (sister)
Margery (nee Hodgson) Russell (wife) married 1941, Medway, Massachusetts
Robert C. Russell (son)

Rank: Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 30 January 1945
Status: POW/Died Non Battle
Place of death: Görlitz, Landkreis Görlitz, Saxony, German
Spot: Stalag 4B Mühlberg Sachsen 51-13
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Prisoner Of War

Grave number: Plot D, Row 5, Grave 8
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: December 26, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts,
Other information:
SGT Clarkson A. Russell first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Ardennes, Belgium Block GG, Row 4, Grave 79.
Our records indicate he was held prisoner in Stalag VIII-A, Gorlits, Germany. Location of Stalag VIII-A is now located in Poland. However there is an indication he was also at Stalag IV-B, Mühlberg Sachsen 51-13

We would like to thanks to Andy, member #48021049 for the following:
Sgt Clarkson A Russell enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 26 December 1942. - Some records indicate being held as a prisoner by Germany at a location known as Stalag 4b Muhlberg Sachsen. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Died as Prisoner of War under German control".

Additional memorial #56360671
We would like to thank Susan Connelly member # 206021235 for the transfer of this account

SGT. Russell, Clarkson A
Service number: 31241290

Age: 33
Born: January 30, 1911, Massachusetts
Hometown: Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Family:
Percy Clarkson Russell (father)
Elizabeth Allen (nee Elwell) Russell (mother)
Ellen Pearl Russell/Ball (sister)
Paul Belford Russell (brother)
Grace Helena Russell/Galliaso (sister) married Roger Gallison #166290969
Janet E. Russell/DeBoer (sister)
Madeline L. Russell (sister)
Margery (nee Hodgson) Russell (wife) married 1941, Medway, Massachusetts
Robert C. Russell (son)

Rank: Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 30 January 1945
Status: POW/Died Non Battle
Place of death: Görlitz, Landkreis Görlitz, Saxony, German
Spot: Stalag 4B Mühlberg Sachsen 51-13
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Prisoner Of War

Grave number: Plot D, Row 5, Grave 8
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: December 26, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts,
Other information:
SGT Clarkson A. Russell first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Ardennes, Belgium Block GG, Row 4, Grave 79.
Our records indicate he was held prisoner in Stalag VIII-A, Gorlits, Germany. Location of Stalag VIII-A is now located in Poland. However there is an indication he was also at Stalag IV-B, Mühlberg Sachsen 51-13

We would like to thanks to Andy, member #48021049 for the following:
Sgt Clarkson A Russell enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 26 December 1942. - Some records indicate being held as a prisoner by Germany at a location known as Stalag 4b Muhlberg Sachsen. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Died as Prisoner of War under German control".

Additional memorial #56360671

Inscription

Died in Germany

Gravesite Details

Buried at Ardennes, Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium. See Memorial 56360671.



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