November 22, 1921 – May 14, 2009
Eugene Russell
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: Red Arrow Division of the 32nd Armored Division
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Honored By: Wife, Maxine; Daughters; grandchildren and great grandchildren
Biography
Russell served in the United States Army, a veteran of World War II serving with the Red Arrow division of the 32nd Armored Division in the South Pacific. He is a recipient of both a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He retired from American Electric as Warehouse Manager. He was a Lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter #6, and a member of American Legion Post 359, and he was a Methodist.
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