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NAME Russell Durio |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 299280 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD Sunset, LA |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Simon Durio |
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| DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1921 at Arnaudville, LA |
ENTERED SERVICE October 12, 1940 at New Orleans, LA |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Russell Durio was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor. Durio’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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Russell was a cousin of mine. He perished almost eight years before I was born. We descend from my 8th grandfather.