Lawrence F. Russell

World War II
Service #18019719
Unit1st Regiment, 1st Special Service Force
RankPrivate U.S. Army
Entered Service From Oklahoma
Date of DeathApril 10 1944
StatusRecovered
Buried
Plot
B
Row
7
Grave
18
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Notes
Private Russell was initially listed as Missing in Action. His name is permanently engraved on the Walls of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.