Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	644 83 76
Birth Date	December 31, 1924
From	Amite, Louisiana
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date	May 4, 1945
Location	Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Russell is mistakenly omitted in some sources, notably in the 1946 and 1963 editions of U.S. Submarine Losses - World War II. He is correcly listed in the 1949 edition.

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