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West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
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Item Details: |
Record Id:
4236 |
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War: |
WWII |
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Name: |
Russell
Dale
Cresse |
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Sex: |
M |
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Race: |
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County: |
Preston |
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Community: |
Kingwood |
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Branch of Service: |
AAC |
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Rank: |
PFC |
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Service Number: |
35613424 |
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Date of Death: |
1943/11/27 |
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Place of Death: |
Mediterranean Sea |
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Cause of Death: |
Aboard British troop ship, sunk at sea |
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Place of Burial: |
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Unit: |
Radio Operator |
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Date of Birth: |
1922/01/07 |
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Place of Birth: |
Bayard, Grant, WV |
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Father:
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Mother: |
Emma Keifer Cresse |
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Date Added to Memorial: |
Original |
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Source: |
WV Vet Mem Application; WV Dept of Health Birth Index - 1922 Cert. # 3381; Telegram notifying mother that he is missing & as well as letter notifying her that he has been declared dead; Find a Grave; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File - record group 64; HMT Rohna Disaster |
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Notes: |
There is a monument to him in the Eglon Cemetery according to a letter from Jean Winters
His mother is listed as Mrs. Emma K Gnegy at time of letters; Monument is featured on the Find a Grave Memorial.
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