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Russell B. Ranz

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Russell B. Ranz

Birth
Death
16 Nov 1944 (aged 19)
Aldenhoven, Kreis Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
West Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.7244738, Longitude: -73.3924302
Plot
Division: K, Block: 5, Row: 3, Grave: 53, Section: 1, Society Name: RANZ
Memorial ID
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Technical Sergeant Russell B. Ranz served in C Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division.

According to the 29th Infantry Division Morning Reports:
June 27th: joined the Division as a Private
July 24th: promoted to Private First Class
August 6th: promoted to Sergeant
August 27th: promoted to Staff Sergeant
October 1st: promoted to Technical Sergeant
November 16: Killed in Action

He was killed in action in Siersdorf, Aldenhoven, NRW, Germany.

He was first buried at the temporary American Cemetery of Margraten, the Netherlands and reburied in the U.S. in 1948.
Technical Sergeant Russell B. Ranz served in C Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division.

According to the 29th Infantry Division Morning Reports:
June 27th: joined the Division as a Private
July 24th: promoted to Private First Class
August 6th: promoted to Sergeant
August 27th: promoted to Staff Sergeant
October 1st: promoted to Technical Sergeant
November 16: Killed in Action

He was killed in action in Siersdorf, Aldenhoven, NRW, Germany.

He was first buried at the temporary American Cemetery of Margraten, the Netherlands and reburied in the U.S. in 1948.


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