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Elmer Howard Russell

Elmer Howard Russell

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Seaman, Second Class
Service Number 641 23 56
Birth Date July 25, 1921
From Maryville, Tennessee
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Pickerel (SS-177)
Loss Date April 3, 1943
Location Off Honshu, Japan
Circumstances Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks Elmer was born in Maryville, Tennessee.

         Photo courtesy of Nathan B. Weinbaum, Director of Veterans Affairs/Veterans Service Officer,          Blount County. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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