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Russell Durio

durio_rj NAME
Russell Durio
NICKNAME
SERVICE NUMBER
299280
UNIT
Marine Detachment
USS Arizona
HOME OF RECORD
Sunset, LA
NEXT OF KIN
Father, Mr. Simon Durio
DATE OF BIRTH
March 21, 1921
at Arnaudville, LA
ENTERED SERVICE
October 12, 1940
at New Orleans, LA
DATE OF LOSS
December 7, 1941
REGION
Hawaiian Islands
CAMPAIGN / AREA
Pearl Harbor
CASUALTY TYPE
Killed In Action
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.

INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK
Private First Class
STATUS OF REMAINS
Not recovered.
MEMORIALS
USS Arizona Memorial
Honolulu Memorial

Biography:
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Articles & Records:

The Opelousas LA Daily World, 10 February 1942.

1 thought on “Russell Durio”

  1. Russell was a cousin of mine. He perished almost eight years before I was born. We descend from my 8th grandfather.

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