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SOE in the Low Countries
By M.R.D. Foot
Hill 488
By Ray Hildreth
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 56452" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hamler</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Russell</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 Bn (Blue Combat Team)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Private</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>13087229</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bronze Star, Purple Heart</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 29.06.1924 Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Margaret Hamler</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 year high school</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single without dependents upon enlistment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 29.6.1942 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 30.3.1944 near Nhpum Ga, Burma</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>10.12.1945 discharged </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1945 draft card Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>residence 2810 Queensboro Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1986)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 26.12.2023 Aged 99 (Last surviving member of Merrill's Marauders)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil, Pennsylvania, USA. Section C7, Site 311</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-hamler.39889/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39889-7c1af3c5db346e313443a5d0c0b65441.jpg?1709648796" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p><p></p><p>Source : <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/us/russell-hamler-dead.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/us/russell-hamler-dead.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 56452, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Hamler[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Russell[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]2 Bn (Blue Combat Team)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Private[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]13087229[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bronze Star, Purple Heart[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1944[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 29.06.1924 Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Margaret Hamler[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 year high school[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]single without dependents upon enlistment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 29.6.1942 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 30.3.1944 near Nhpum Ga, Burma[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]10.12.1945 discharged [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1945 draft card Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]residence 2810 Queensboro Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1986)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 26.12.2023 Aged 99 (Last surviving member of Merrill's Marauders)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil, Pennsylvania, USA. Section C7, Site 311[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-hamler.39889/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39889-7c1af3c5db346e313443a5d0c0b65441.jpg?1709648796[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] Source : [URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/us/russell-hamler-dead.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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