Eberhart Russell J., Jr.

Monuments

Trois-Ponts American Soldiers Plaque

Name:

Russell J., Jr. Eberhart

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

33419488

Unit:

505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne

Date of Death:

1945-01-05

State:

Indiana

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cem., Arlington, Virginia

Plot:

Sec: 12, Site: 3381

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

When Russell J. Eberhart was born on January 23, 1925, in Mishawaka, Indiana, his father, Russell, was 19 and his mother, Evelyn, was 18. He had two brothers. He enlisted in the Army on January 15, 1943, and went overseas in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in Company I, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He died from his wounds received in battle on January 5, 1945 (at the age of 19) and is now buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.