Russell J. York
US recipient of the Silver Star
Died when: 84 years 351 days (1019 months)Star Sign: Leo
Russell J.York (August 5, 1921 – July 22, 2006) [1] was a native of Waterville, Maine who served in World War II in 1942-1945 as a combat medic assigned to the 4th Engineer Battalion of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division.
He landed at Utah Beach on D-Day under the command of Gen.Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and with the U.S. 22d Infantry Regiment served in the campaigns in Northern France, Rhineland, Battle of the Bulge and Central Europe.
York was interviewed in 2005 for the Veterans' History Project about his service.The tape is available for the public through that organization at the Library of Congress's veteran's website
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