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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Russell W. Volckmann

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Iowa City, Iowa

Honored By

David R. Hale

Relationship

Historian

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Activity During WWII

LIEUTENANT COLONEL. WEST POINT GRADUATE. ORGANIZED AND COMMANDED UNITED STATES RESISTANCE (GUERILLA) FORCES ON THE ISLAND OF LUZON IN THE PHILIPPINES FROM THE SURRENDER IN 1942 UNTIL THE LIBERATION IN 1945. HIS FORCES ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY ASSISTED IN THE DEFEAT OF JAPANESE FORCES DURING THE LIBERATION CAMPAIGN ON LUZON IN 1945.