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S2 Elmer Howard Russell
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S2 Elmer Howard Russell

Birth
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Death
3 Apr 1943 (aged 21)
At Sea
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot
Courts of the Missing
Memorial ID
56121123 View Source
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Elmer Howard Russell, Seaman, second class, United States Navy.

S2 Russell was one of seventy-four sailors killed aboard submarine USS Pickerel (SS-177). The Pickerel was lost with all hands, probably on 3 April 1943 off of Honshu, Japan as a result of depth charge attack. He has been awarded the Purple Heart medal.

Contributor: Tennessee Submarine Memorial

Elmer Howard Russell, Seaman, second class, United States Navy.

S2 Russell was one of seventy-four sailors killed aboard submarine USS Pickerel (SS-177). The Pickerel was lost with all hands, probably on 3 April 1943 off of Honshu, Japan as a result of depth charge attack. He has been awarded the Purple Heart medal.

Contributor: Tennessee Submarine Memorial

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