parents. He was threatened with being returned to the orphanage, which had a great impact on his behavior. He later enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 21 (~1934). He was gravely wounded during WWII at the battle of Iwo Jima and later died from his wounds on 21 May 1945. He was buried overseas but was later interred at Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kansas on 21 Dec 1948. Charles was enrolled in the National Purple Heart hall of Honor in New York State in November, 2012.
NARA records list this soldiers Home of Record as Sedgwick County, Kansas...Died Of Wounds.
parents. He was threatened with being returned to the orphanage, which had a great impact on his behavior. He later enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 21 (~1934). He was gravely wounded during WWII at the battle of Iwo Jima and later died from his wounds on 21 May 1945. He was buried overseas but was later interred at Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kansas on 21 Dec 1948. Charles was enrolled in the National Purple Heart hall of Honor in New York State in November, 2012.
NARA records list this soldiers Home of Record as Sedgwick County, Kansas...Died Of Wounds.
Family Members
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Bernard Napoleon Russell
1882–1967
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Mary Esther Russell Cunningham
1884–1967
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Henry Edward Russell
1885–1958
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John William Russell
1886–1906
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Mary Ophilia Russell
1888–1888
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Victor Lee Russell
1889–1961
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Mary Irene Elizabeth Russell Moor
1891–1974
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Mary Alma Russell Gray
1893–1980
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Mary Agnes Russell Trunk
1895–1971
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Lawrence Laurence Russell
1896–1907
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Joseph William Russell
1897–1898
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Elias Russell
1899–1899
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Laura Elizabeth Russell
1902–1936
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