World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Russell Chimerinski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM APRIL 8, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 29, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 743RD TANK BATTALION. SAW ACTION IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE.