Surname Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

AN HISTORICAL INDEX OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF WASHINGTON COUNTY UTAH
WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY
DURING WORLD WAR II

compiled by
ABRAM OWEN YOUNG, JR.

SURNAMES BEGINNING WITH "R"
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Name RANDALL, Burke Dyson of St. George

Mother's Name Alva Belle Randall

Father's Name Brigham Randall

Serial Number 6580728

Date of Birth 26 Aug 1921

Date of Induction 22 Oct 1940

Place of Induction St. George, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Field Artillery

Spouse

Children

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Name RANDALL, June Moe of St. George

Mother's Name Alva Bell Randall

Father's Name Brigham D. Randall

Serial Number 368-75-78

Date of Birth 8 Jun 1925 St. George, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 6 Mar 1943

Place of Induction Las Vegas, Nevada

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse m. Elda Peterson 21 Jul 1944

Children

Hurt in Battle of Saipan. Deck gunner Anti-Aircraft.

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Name RANDALL, Willard Henry of Enterprise

Mother's Name Mary Ida Randall

Father's Name Henry Randall

Serial Number 39941507

Date of Birth 11 Dec 1919 Enterprise, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 12 Mar 1945

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse Alta Staheli

Children two

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Name RAY, Stanley of Santa Clara

Mother's Name Leona Stucki Ray

Father's Name Joseph F. Ray

Serial Number 39933789

Date of Birth 17 Aug 1925 Santa Clara, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 11 Aug 1944

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse

Children

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Name REBER, Byron Glen of Washington

Mother's Name Elsie Turner Reber

Father's Name Ernest Glen Reber

Serial Number 39932898

Date of Birth 5 May 1926 Washington, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 15 Jul 1944

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army (Cavalry)

Spouse

Children

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Name REBER, Clynn Elwood of Hurricane

Mother's Name Alice Wittwer Reber (deceased)

Father's Name Franklin Theodore Reber

Serial Number 39931410

Date of Birth 17 Jul 1921 Hurricane, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 15 Jun 1944

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse m. Elaine Bailey 1 Nov 1944

Children Renee, Janice, Fay, Ronald, Steven, David, Scott, Darla.

Served in France.

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Name REBER, Clair Lorin of Santa Clara

Mother's Name Lyla Hafen Reber

Father's Name Lorin Reber

Serial Number 39920489

Date of Birth 15 Jan 1925

Date of Induction 11 Sep 1943

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse Mary Lynn Woodbury

Children

Hospitalized two different times for Malaria

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Name REBER, Darwin of St. George

Mother's Name Charlotte G. Reber

Father's Name Frederic Reber

Serial Number 39908908

Date of Birth 4 Jun 1921

Date of Induction 4 Feb 1943

Place of Induction St. George, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse

Children

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Name REBER, Fay Franklin of Hurricane

Mother's Name Alice Wittwer Reber

Father's Name Franklin Theodore Reber

Serial Number 39919550

Date of Birth 31 Aug 1918 Hurricane, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 16 Aug 1943

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Air Corps

Spouse

Children

Killed in action over Germany 20 Jul 1944. Body never recovered.

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Name REBER, Jack Cleyon of Ivins

Mother's Name Jetta Gubler Reber

Father's Name Ernest Reber

Serial Number 964-29-31

Date of Birth 16 Jun Santa Clara, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 1 Feb 1944

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse m. Anna Belle Leavitt 20 Dec 1941

Children

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Name REBER, John Roscoe of St. George

Mother's Name Charlotte G. Reber

Father's Name Fredric A. Reber

Serial Number

Date of Birth 25 Jun 1927 St. George, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 9 Oct 1946

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse m. Idessa Jane Hackford 2 Apr 1948

Children

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Name REBER, Kent G. of St. George

Mother's Name Charlotte Reber

Father's Name Frederic Reber

Serial Number 39908908

Date of Birth 30 Apr 1925

Date of Induction 16 Oct 1943

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse

Children

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Name REBER, Spencer Junior of Santa Clara

Mother's Name Britta Chadburn

Father's Name Spencer Verdon Reber m. 19 Jul 1926

Serial Number 192 461 87

Date of Birth 13 Sep 1927 St. George, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 4 Mar 1946

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse m. Josephine Jones 24 May 1946

Children

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Name REEVE, Ashby of Hurricane

Mother's Name Artie J. Reeve

Father's Name Harold W. Reeve

Serial Number 39901365

Date of Birth 26 Apr 1921 Hurricane, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 17 Nov 1942

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse m. Iva Gibson 12 Nov 1942

Children

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Name REEVE, Leo of Hurricane

Mother's Name Artie J. Reeve

Father's Name Harold W. Reeve

Serial Number 39925092

Date of Birth 23 Feb 1915 Hurricane, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 8 Jan 1944

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse Ora Hirschi 7 Jul 1938

Children

Discharged 31 May 1945, wounded in Germany 30 Nov 1944.

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Name REEVE, Robert Jepson of Hurricane

Mother's Name Artie J. Reeve

Father's Name Harold W. Reeve

Serial Number 39929694

Date of Birth 4 Nov 1922 Hurricane, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction May 1944

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse m. Lora Fern Starr 25 Aug 1945

Children

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Name REID, Phil of St. George

Mother's Name Zina S. Reid

Father's Name H. Lorenzo Reid

Serial Number 549-43

Date of Birth 24 May 1924

Date of Induction 7 Jul 1943

Place of Induction St. George, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse yes

Children

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Name REIDHEAD, Boyd Alonson of Washington

Mother's Name Lucinda Estella Hall Jackson

Father's Name Alonson Reidhead (deceased)

Serial Number 39833740

Date of Birth 25 Jul 1920

Date of Induction 21 Sep 1942

Place of Induction Pocatello, Idaho

Branch of Service U. S. Army (Air Defense Wing)

Spouse

Children

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Name REIDHEAD, Horace of Washington

Mother's Name Lucinda Estella Hall Jackson

Father's Name Alonson Reidhead (deceased)

Serial Number 3976752

Date of Birth 27 Nov 1916

Date of Induction 29 Mar 1941

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Field Artillery

Spouse

Children

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Name REIDHEAD, Roland of Washington

Mother's Name Julia Burgess Reidhead

Father's Name Alonson Reidhead (deceased)

Serial Number 39903767

Date of Birth 16 Sep 1906

Date of Induction 9 Dec 1942

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse

Children

Discharged 18 Apr 1945, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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Name REIDHEAD, Roy Richard of Washington

Mother's Name Estella Hall Jackson

Father's Name Alanson Reidhead

Serial Number 39934831

Date of Birth 12 Feb 1924 Overton, Clark, Nevada

Date of Induction 30 Aug 1944

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse

Children

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Name RIDING, Lester Bleak of St. George

Mother's Name Alice Bleak Riding

Father's Name Joseph Riding

Serial Number 9644757

Date of Birth 28 Mar 1920 St. George, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 28 Apr 1944

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse Mary

Children

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Name RIDING, Merl Metz of St. George

Mother's Name Zoe Gates Riding

Father's Name Robert L. Riding

Serial Number

Date of Birth 17 Jun 1922 St. George, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 20 Jul 1942

Place of Induction Ogden, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse

Children

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Name RIDING, Myrl F. of St. George

Mother's Name Zella Riding

Father's Name Fred Riding

Serial Number 39906407

Date of Birth 26 Nov 1923

Date of Induction 5 Jan 1943

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Air Corps

Spouse

Children

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Name RIDING, Ralph Ray of St. George

Mother's Name Zoe Gates Riding

Father's Name Robert L. Riding

Serial Number 368-77-90

Date of Birth 5 Oct 1925 St. George, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 2 Oct 1943

Place of Induction Ogden, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse

Children

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Name RIDING, Robert of

Mother's Name Adelia W. Riding

Father's Name Frank Riding

Serial Number 39931419

Date of Birth 4 May 1919 Tropic, Utah

Date of Induction 16 Jun 1944

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army (Mechanized Cavalry)

Spouse Elsa Barton Riding

Children

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Name RIDING, Robert Galis of St. George

Mother's Name Zoe Gates Riding

Father's Name Robert L. Riding

Serial Number 20922788

Date of Birth 6 Aug 1920 St. George, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 3 Mar 1941

Place of Induction St. George, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse

Children

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Name RIGGS, Joseph Marden of Hurricane

Mother's Name Issa Millett Teeples

Father's Name Herbert Riggs

Serial Number 39027810

Date of Birth 5 Apr 1922 Cedar City, Utah

Date of Induction 24 Jun 1942

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Air Corps

Spouse yes

Children

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Name ***RILEY, Fredrick William of Bountiful

Mother's Name Emma Tolman

Father's Name Fredrich Rouch Riley

Serial Number

Date of Birth 2 Nov 1898 Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Date of Death 10 Mar 1985 St. George, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction

Place of Induction

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse m. Martha Francis Page 11 Nov 1920

Children Derall P., Rhea, Lou Anne, Jeraldine, William L.,

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Name ROBBINS, Paul E. of St. George

Mother's Name Betty M. Robbins

Father's Name Charles M. Robbins

Serial Number 566-30-70

Date of Birth 8 Oct 1926 Arkansas

Date of Induction 28 Jul 1944

Place of Induction Los Angeles, California

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse Barbara Truman

Children

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Name ROBERTS, Dean H. of St. George

Mother's Name Elma Pectol

Father's Name

Serial Number

Date of Birth 27 Mar 1926

Date of Induction 9 May 1940

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse

Children

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Name ROBERTS, Merrill of St. George

Mother's Name Elma Pectol

Father's Name

Serial Number 1903840

Date of Birth 21 Mar 1922

Date of Induction 8 Sep 1940

Place of Induction Los Angeles, California

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse

Children

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Name *** ROBERTSON, Homer H. of Utah

Mother's Name Nella A. Hoty

Father's Name John Franklin Robertson

Serial Number

Date of Birth 18 Sep 1919 Utah

Date of Death 20 Jun 1979 Columbia, South Carolina

Date of Induction

Place of Induction

Branch of Service Corp of Engineers

Spouse Elsie Rose Jarvison

Children Robin Lee, Beverly Hoyt,

Served in the Panama Canal Zone during World War II.

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Name ROBINSON, Paris of Enterprise

Mother's Name Nancy Jane Robinson

Father's Name A. J. Robinson

Serial Number 39925113

Date of Birth 18 Jan 1915

Date of Induction 8 Jan 1944

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse yes

Children

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Name ROAZZINI, Dall of St. George

Mother's Name Edith E. Rozzini

Father's Name Franscisco Rozzini

Serial Number

Date of Birth 14 Jun 1905

Date of Induction 1942

Place of Induction

Branch of Service U. S. Navy Band

Spouse yes

Children

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Name ROBINSON, Preston Lowe of Enterprise

Mother's Name Alzina Lamreaux Robinson

Father's Name Thomas B. Robinson

Serial Number 39933792

Date of Birth 24 Sep 1920 Enterprise, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 11 Aug 1944

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse m. Irene Vilate Terry 19 Sep 1941

Children

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Name ROGERS, Will of Shevwit Res.

Mother's Name Sue Rogers

Father's Name Janey Rogers

Serial Number 39922418

Date of Birth 4 May 1925

Date of Induction 9 Nov 1943

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse

Children

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Name ROMNEY, Myles Waldo of St. George

Mother's Name Roxie S. Romney

Father's Name Erastus S. Romney

Serial Number 1591406

Date of Birth 17 Mar 1919

Date of Induction 9 Apr 1942

Place of Induction St. George, Utah

Branch of Service Quartermaster Corps

Spouse yes

Children

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Name ROPER, Arthur Henry of St. George

Mother's Name Silva Jane Roper

Father's Name Argyle Wimmer Roper

Serial Number 20922756

Date of Birth 20 Jul 1914

Date of Induction 29 Jul 1940

Place of Induction St. George, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Engineers

Spouse

Children

Discharged 22 Nov 1941

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Name ROUNDY, Jesse Kay of Hurricane

Mother's Name Lillian E. Roundy

Father's Name Jesse C. Roundy

Serial Number 6606446

Date of Birth 28 Jul 1922 Hurricane, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 9 Nov 1942

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy (construction)

Spouse

Children

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Name ROUNDY, Varsel Clair of Hurricane

Mother's Name Nancy Lillian Roundy

Father's Name Jesse E. Roundy

Serial Number 96422963

Date of Birth 24 Feb 1926 Hurricane, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 8 Jan 1944

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse m. Annie Moore 1 Aug 1946

Children

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Name ROWE, David of Springdale

Mother's Name Mary Louise B. Rowe

Father's Name Seldon Leavi Rowe

Serial Number

Date of Birth

Date of Induction

Place of Induction

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse

Children

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Name ROWE, William of Springdale

Mother's Name Mary Louise B. Rowe

Father's Name Seldon Leavi Rowe

Serial Number

Date of Birth

Date of Induction

Place of Induction

Branch of Service U. S. Navy (Airplane Mechanic)

Spouse

Children

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Name RUESCH, Allen of Springdale

Mother's Name Marilla C. Ruesch

Father's Name Walter Ruesch

Serial Number 39834527

Date of Birth 15 Jul 1920 Springdale, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 2 Oct 1942

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse m. Helen Francis Pectol 4 Jun 1942

Children

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Name RUESCH, Calvin of Springdale

Mother's Name Clara Hepworth Ruesch

Father's Name Gottfried Ruesch

Serial Number 39914114

Date of Birth 30 Mar 1906 Springdale, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 8 May 1943

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Engineers

Spouse yes

Children

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Name RUESCH, Clair of Virgin

Mother's Name Alberta Flanigan Ruesch

Father's Name Oren Ruesch

Serial Number 39934925

Date of Birth 2 Jun 1926 Springdale, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 11 Sep 1944

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse m. Doris Spendlove 1 May 1947

Children

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Name RUESCH, Delworth D. of Springdale

Mother's Name Nerissa D. Ruesch

Father's Name Arnold D. Ruesch

Serial Number 660-82-27

Date of Birth 2 Feb 1926 Springdale, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 8 May 1944

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy (Baker on Ship)

Spouse m. Ivy Mae Bleak 22 Apr 1944

Children

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Name RUESCH, Howard Crawford of Springdale

Mother's Name Susan Crawford Ruesch

Father's Name Howard Ruesch

Serial Number 39920515

Date of Birth 13 Feb 1924 Springdale, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 10 Sep 1943

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse m. Lovinna Matheson 17 Jul 1947

Children

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Name RUESCH, Ivan of Springdale

Mother's Name Clara Elizabeth Ruesch

Father's Name Gottfried Ruesch

Serial Number 39675345

Date of Birth 20 Aug 1908 Springdale, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 7 Jan

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse

Children

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Name RUESCH, Jack of Virgin

Mother's Name Alberta Ruesch

Father's Name Oren Ruesch

Serial Number 39939118

Date of Birth 5 Jun 1919 Springdale, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 9 Jan 1945

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army (Tank Destroyer)

Spouse yes

Children

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Name RUESCH, Rondo W. of Hurricane

Mother's Name Mattie W. Ruesch

Father's Name William Ruesch, Jr.

Serial Number 39681161

Date of Birth 11 Jul 1917 Hurricane, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 15 Jan 1942

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Engineers

Spouse yes m. 1 Mar 1943

Children

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Name RUESCH, Vernon of Springdale

Mother's Name Marilla C. Ruesch

Father's Name Walter Ruesch

Serial Number 39678364

Date of Birth 16 Apr 1918 Springdale, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 7 Jul 1941

Place of Induction Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse yes, wife deceased

Children

Wounded 16 Jul at Normandy. Sent to New York Hospital December 27, 1944.
Then on  to Walla Walla, Washington.

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Name RUSSELL, Colins of Hurricane

Mother's Name Estella Roundy Russell

Father's Name Ellis A. Russell

Serial Number

Date of Birth 29 Oct 1926 Hurricane, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 6 Oct 1944

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Navy

Spouse

Children

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Name RUSSELL, Monroe Harington of Grafton

Mother's Name Mary E. Russell

Father's Name Frank S. Russell

Serial Number 39829714

Date of Birth 3 Jun 1902 Grafton, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 7 Aug 1942

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service Medical Corps

Spouse yes

Children

Discharged 8 Mar 1943

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Name RUSSELL, Orval L. of Rockville

Mother's Name Alice C. R. Walker

Father's Name (deceased)

Serial Number 39025922

Date of Birth 12 Feb 1911

Date of Induction 6 Jun 1942

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army

Spouse

Children

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Name RUSSELL, Rex O. of Rockville

Mother's Name Alice R. Walker

Father's Name Oscar Russell (deceased)

Serial Number 39901511

Date of Birth 6 Sep 1914

Date of Induction 5 May 1942

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse

Children

Served in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas then sent to North Africa.

Killed in action, 10 Jul 1944 in Italy.

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Name RUSSELL, S. Sherman of Rockville

Mother's Name Alice C. R. Walker

Father's Name (deceased)

Serial Number 39027173

Date of Birth 2 Oct 1908

Date of Induction 9 Jun 1942

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Infantry

Spouse

Children

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Name RUSSELL, William Cyril of Hurricane

Mother's Name Rebecca Russell

Father's Name Albert Russell

Serial Number 39832572

Date of Birth 16 Jun 1909 Grafton, Washington, Utah

Date of Induction 4 Sep 1943

Place of Induction Salt Lake City, Utah

Branch of Service U. S. Army Medical Corps

Spouse

Children

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