World War II Honoree

Russell William Bina

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Saint Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Shirley J. Ross

Relationship

Sister

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. WAS ON A MISSION TO COLON, GERMANY OCTOBER 5, 1944. ON THE WAY BACK TO ENGLAND THE CREW DID NOT REALIZE THEY WERE HIT. WHEN THEY TURNED BACK TOWARDS BELGIUM THE ENGINE TOOK OFF PART OF THE WING AND THE PLANE CRASHED. EIGHT SOLDIERS BAILED OUT, THE PILOT WAS KILLED. TWO WERE RESCUED. HIS BODY WASHED ASHORE IN BELGIUM AND WAS BURIED THERE. HIS BODY WAS BROUGHT HOME IN 1948.