World War II Honoree

Russell Paul Dow

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Xenia, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

ENLISTED AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON MARCH 22, 1943 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AND TRAINED IN THE SPECIAL MILITARY QUALIFICATION OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN CREWMAN. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA FROM JUNE 9, 1943 THROUGH NOVEMBER 6, 1945. PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY AT OKINAWA, RYUKYUS ISLANDS FROM APRIL 8 THROUGH JUNE 2, 1945. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A CORPORAL ON DECEMBER 1, 1945 AT THE MARINE PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.