Pfc. Patrick A. Russell, son of Joseph and Henrietta "Reta" Russell of Wilmington Island was killed in action in South Vietnam on July 3, 1969.
A Requiem Mass for Pat was celebrated at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Savannah, Georgia and he was buried in Bonaventure Cemetery near Thunderbolt in the FISCHER Family plot.

Patrick Anthony Russell - Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C.
ON THE WALL: Panel W21 Line 56

PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record Savannah, GA
Date of birth: 01/09/1950

MILITARY DATA:
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank/Rate: Private First Class
ID No: xxxxx9912
MOS/RATING: 63C20: General Vehicle Repairman
Length Service: 00
Unit: H TRP, 17TH CAVALRY, 198TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV

CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 04/24/1969
Incident Date: 07/03/1969
Casualty Date: 07/03/1969
Age at Loss: 19
Location: Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device

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