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Sgt Russell Ellwood Ritter Jr.

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Sgt Russell Ellwood Ritter Jr. Veteran

Birth
Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
14 Jun 1944 (aged 21)
India
Burial
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 4 - Row 11
Memorial ID
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209th Engineers U.S. Army
World War II Plaque

Fatally wounded North Burma on June 14, 1944

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The info below was contributed by FAG member Russ Pickett:

Russell served as a Sergeant, Company C, 209th Engineer Combat Battalion, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on December 8, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.

Russell was "Killed In Action" after suffering a fatal wound in Burma during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 13157647
209th Engineers U.S. Army
World War II Plaque

Fatally wounded North Burma on June 14, 1944

* * * * * * * * * *
The info below was contributed by FAG member Russ Pickett:

Russell served as a Sergeant, Company C, 209th Engineer Combat Battalion, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on December 8, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.

Russell was "Killed In Action" after suffering a fatal wound in Burma during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 13157647


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