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John W. Russell
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Rank
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
A CO 34 INF 24 DIV
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Date of Death
October 28, 1950
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Master Sergeant Russell was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 22, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died while a prisoner at the "Cornfield" near Manpo, North Korea on October 28, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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