Gill Russell Eugene

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Russell Eugene Gill is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Hill 203 Memorial - 29th Infantry Division

Name:

Russell Eugene Gill

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

33508337

Unit:

116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-05

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Union Cemetery, Troxelville, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Russell Eugene Gill was born on January 16, 1910, in Troxelville, Snyder County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Albert Wilson Gill and Flora Aumiller Gill. He was a dairy farmer before entering the service on May 6, 1943.

Russell served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 5, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. PFC Gill is now buried in the Union Cemetery, Troxelville, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, USA.