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Brian Patrick Russell
Sergeant
HHC, 1ST BDE, 5TH INF DIV, USARV Army of the United States New York, New York September 08, 1949 to January 15, 1971 BRIAN P RUSSELL is on the Wall at Panel W5, Line 46 |
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Born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Loretta Catherine (Cato) Russell Sloan (1925-1995) and Dennis Butler Russell (1923-1964). Brian's story is difficult to tell in that he had already served in Vietnam, was seriously wounded, sent stateside for recovery, and returned to Vietnam for a second tour when he was not administratively eligible and should not have been sent. You can read all the details below. Upon his return, he was attending an in-country orientation training with other newly assigned members of his unit when an enemy booby trap was detonated, killing Brian and 5 other men from his unit. Those killed in the explosion were:
In addition to his parents, he was survived by his maternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cato of Myrtle Beach S.C., sister Kathleen Margaret (Russell) Rohs (1948-2002), and brothers Thomas and Michael Russell of Peekskill. He was predeceased by his paternal grand parents Lillian M (Noonan) (1894-1956) and Thomas Edward Russell (1892-1960). He is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Cortlandt Manor, New York. His father, also a Veteran from World War II, is buried in Long Island National Cemetery, New York. 
- - The Virtual Wall, September 17, 2017
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