World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Russell P. Handy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Grassy Creek, North Carolina
Honored By
Mrs. Russell P. Handy
Relationship
Wife
Army, 82nd Finance disbursing unit. Attended Finance School at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. Went overseas on the Queen Mary. Unit spent time in England and France, they were in Reims, France when the peace was signed in Europe. Plans to ship out to the Pacific were cancelled and the unit returned to the U.S.