Winfred R. Russell

  • Last Name: Russell
  • First Name: Winfred R.
  • Row: 3
  • Plot: 6
  • Side: Left
  • Birth: 1919-02-19
  • Death: 1944-04-04
  • Remarks: WINFRED R. RUSSELL NOW LIEUTENANT IN AIR CORPS; GETS HIS WINGS Moody Field, Ga., August 11.â€â€Former Aviation Cadet Winfred R. Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Russell of Cameron, has been graduated from the Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School at Moody Field, Ga., and commissioned a second lieutenant with the rating of army pilot. Col. H. F. Muenter, commanding officer of Moody Field, presented their “wingsâ€ï† to the class at the graduation ceremonies in the Post Theatre. The graduates and a large audience of families and friends of the new pilots heard a valedictory address by Lt. George B. Boone of Douglaston, Long Island, a member of the class. Lt. Boone reviewed the long months of training through which he and his classmates had struggled to get their commissions. The arduous routine of pre-flight, primary, basic and advanced training was behind them, he said, and now they were prepared to turn their acquired flying skill against the Axis. He commented wryly and with humor on some of the regulations and restrictions placed on all aviation cadets during their training but admitted that they were all essential to the creation of an Army flier. Nat. B. Wofford of Port Arthur, will arrive Saturday night to spend Sunday and Labor Day with his mother, Mrs. Hallie Jones Wofford. Nat was reared in Cameron and has many friends here who will be glad to welcome his visit to Cameron. The Cameron Herald, 16 Sep 1943 MISSING AIR CREW REPORT WINFRED R. RUSSELL 15th AF, 460th Bomb Group, 763rd Bomb Squadron Date: 5 Apr 1944 Altamura, Italy Plane collided with another plane in mid-air, the planes exploded upon colliding and there were no survivors of either plane 2nd Lt. Winfred R. Russell, 0-808469 was the pilot of the plane Next of Kin: Mrs. Lena M. Russell (Mother), c/o Charlie Russell, Catholic Hospital, Abilene, Texas 8500
  • Military Service: WWII KIA, Lt., United States Army Air Corps Pilot
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  • Obituary: LT. WINFRED RUSSELL IS KILLED IN ACTION Lt. Winfred R. Russell, United States Army Air Corps, pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber, has been killed in action in the Mediterranean Theatre, it was announced by the War Department in a telegram to his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Russell of Yarrellton. Here is a copy of the telegram brought to the Herald Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Gilbert Gallatin of Yarrellton, sister of Lieut. Russell: “The Secretary of War desires to express his deep regret that your son, Second Lieutenant Winfred A. Russell was killed in action in Defense of his country in Italy on April 5, 1944.â€ï† The telegram was signed by General Dunlop for the Adjutant General of the Army. Lieut. Russell was born and reared at Yarrellton. He was a graduate of Yoe High School and had been in the service for three years. He was commissioned at an air base in Georgia. He went overseas about a year ago and had been in the Mediterranean theatre since his arrival. It was presumed here that he was killed in one of the recent large scale attacks on Germany on a bomber flying over the Balkans. Sgt. LeRoy Russell, a brother of the dead flyer, is in the ground forces of the Army Air Corps and is now stationed in India. In February of this year he spent 10 days with his brother, Lt. Russell in North Africa. Besides the parents, two sisters and one brother, above mentioned survive. The sisters are Mrs. Robert Yancy of Abilene and Mrs. Gilbert Gallatin of Yarrellton who is visiting here while her husband. Pvt. Gilbert Gallatin is serving with the Army Engineer is North Carolina. The Cameron Herald, 4 May 1944 GAVE HIS LIFE PURPLE HEART AWARD FOR LT. RAY RUSSELL The Purple Heart has been posthumously awarded to Lt. Winfred Ray Russell of Yarrellton, United States Army Air Corps, who gave his life for his country. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Russell of Yarrellton, parents of the dead pilot, have received the award from the President of the United States. The Purple Heart was instituted by Geo. Washington and has been continuously awarded to men who are killed in action or who are wounded in defense of their country. Lt. Russell was killed in action in Italy on April 5, 1914. The telegram announcing the death of Lt. Russell came to the parents at Yarrellton from General Dunlop, Acting Adjutant General of the Army, as follows: “The Secretary of War desires to express his deep regret that your son Second Lieutenant Winfred R. Russell was killed in action in defense of his country in Italy on April 5, 1944.â€ï† Lt. Russell was pilot of a B-17 Boeing flying fortress bomber. He had been in service for three years. Lt. Russell had been in combat for some time and stationed in the Mediterranean theatre of war.. No details have been announced regarding the action in which Lt. Russell lost his life, but it was presumed that he was shot down or crash landed somewhere on a mission over Germany or over the Balkans. Lt. Russell was born and reared at Yarrellton and a graduate of Yoe High School. A brother, Sgt. LeRoy Russell, is in the ground forces of the Army Air Corps and is now stationed in India. The Cameron Herald, 29 Jun 1944

LT. WINFRED RUSSELL IS KILLED IN ACTION Lt. Winfred R. Russell, United States Army Air Corps, pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber, has been killed in action in the Mediterranean Theatre, it was announced by the War Department in a telegram to his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Russell of Yarrellton. Here is a copy of the telegram brought to the Herald Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Gilbert Gallatin of Yarrellton, sister of Lieut. Russell: “The Secretary of War desires to express his deep regret that your son, Second Lieutenant Winfred A. Russell was killed in action in Defense of his country in Italy on April 5, 1944.â€ The telegram was signed by General Dunlop for the Adjutant General of the Army. Lieut. Russell was born and reared at Yarrellton. He was a graduate of Yoe High School and had been in the service for three years. He was commissioned at an air base in Georgia. He went overseas about a year ago and had been in the Mediterranean theatre since his arrival. It was presumed here that he was killed in one of the recent large scale attacks on Germany on a bomber flying over the Balkans. Sgt. LeRoy Russell, a brother of the dead flyer, is in the ground forces of the Army Air Corps and is now stationed in India. In February of this year he spent 10 days with his brother, Lt. Russell in North Africa. Besides the parents, two sisters and one brother, above mentioned survive. The sisters are Mrs. Robert Yancy of Abilene and Mrs. Gilbert Gallatin of Yarrellton who is visiting here while her husband. Pvt. Gilbert Gallatin is serving with the Army Engineer is North Carolina. The Cameron Herald, 4 May 1944 GAVE HIS LIFE PURPLE HEART AWARD FOR LT. RAY RUSSELL The Purple Heart has been posthumously awarded to Lt. Winfred Ray Russell of Yarrellton, United States Army Air Corps, who gave his life for his country. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Russell of Yarrellton, parents of the dead pilot, have received the award from the President of the United States. The Purple Heart was instituted by Geo. Washington and has been continuously awarded to men who are killed in action or who are wounded in defense of their country. Lt. Russell was killed in action in Italy on April 5, 1914. The telegram announcing the death of Lt. Russell came to the parents at Yarrellton from General Dunlop, Acting Adjutant General of the Army, as follows: “The Secretary of War desires to express his deep regret that your son Second Lieutenant Winfred R. Russell was killed in action in defense of his country in Italy on April 5, 1944.â€ Lt. Russell was pilot of a B-17 Boeing flying fortress bomber. He had been in service for three years. Lt. Russell had been in combat for some time and stationed in the Mediterranean theatre of war.. No details have been announced regarding the action in which Lt. Russell lost his life, but it was presumed that he was shot down or crash landed somewhere on a mission over Germany or over the Balkans. Lt. Russell was born and reared at Yarrellton and a graduate of Yoe High School. A brother, Sgt. LeRoy Russell, is in the ground forces of the Army Air Corps and is now stationed in India. The Cameron Herald, 29 Jun 1944

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