World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Russell C. Hazzard
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Merigold, Mississippi
Honored By
Mary A. Lee Colucci
Relationship
Friend
COMBAT INFANTRYMAN. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (LEYTE), RYUKYUS, EASTERN MANDATES. DECORATIONS: ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PURPLE HEART AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. WOUNDED ON OKINAWA 7 JUNE 1945. HONORABLE DISCHARGE 4 NOVEMBER 1945.