World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
J. Russell Ebbets
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oyster Bay, New York
Honored By
M.J. Lynett
Relationship
Family Member
CONTRACTED POLIO WHILE SERVING. DURING HIS REHABILITATION, HE SPENT TIME AT WARM SPRINGS, GEORGIA. HE WAS PART OF A PATIENT-BASED THEATRE TROOP THAT WAS TO PRESENT A VARIETY SHOW TO PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, ALSO A PATIENT AT WARM SPRINGS. THE PRESIDENT DIED THE MORNING THE SHOW WAS TO DEBUT.