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Brannon, Russell E.

Date of death:
October 13th, 1944 (Italy)
Buried on:
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Nationality:
American

Biography

His name is engraved on the 'Wall of the Missing or Buried at Sea' at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno/province of Rome, Italy.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private First Class
Unit:
Company E, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action performed on 12 October 1943, at the Volturno River near Sopra Monte/Province of Caserta, Campania region, Italy.

Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division, General Orders No. 83 (5 November 1943).
Citation unavailable.
Private First Class Russell E. Brannon was MIA.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - White, N.W., From Fedala to Berchtesgaden – A History of the Seventh United States Infantry in World War II, Keystone Print Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, 1947
    - Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987
    - American Battle Monuments Commission

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