Overloon Area

Fratus, Russel James
Date of Birth May 6, 1917
Hometown/County Somerville/Middlesex County
State Massachusetts 
Rank 1st Sergeant 
ASN 6137994 
Unit  17th Tank Battalion
Company/Troop Company C 
MOS Code 795 
KIA/DOW/MIA KIA, October 5, 1944, just West of boot-shaped woods North of Overloon 
Last Duty Location October 5, 1944, just West of boot-shaped woods North of Overloon 
Awards Purple Heart
Next of Kin Mary E. Fratus (Wife)
Gary Lee Fratus (Son)
Margaret Josephine Fratus (Mother)
Lillian Hamilton (Sister)
Irene Fratus (Brother)
Thomas A. Fratus (Brother)
Buried at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, USA 
Grave No. Section I, Grave 251 
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Photo's: Grave: John and Kim Galloway 
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