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    2Lt John Edmund Russell RCAF RAF USAAF b. 1.30.1920 NY USA d. 11.10.1943 Brome Suffolk England

    I thought your username looked familiar! Just realized you were the first person to reply to me in September 2022. Cheers! Wendy Rust P.S. arborvitae is the name of my family tree on Ancestry; my initial research came from that angle and turned me into a WWII 8th AF, RAF & B-17 enthusiast...
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    2Lt John Edmund Russell RCAF RAF USAAF b. 1.30.1920 NY USA d. 11.10.1943 Brome Suffolk England

    Hello George! I was so happy to find your reply to this thread in my inbox! I had to find my username and password, but in the meantime, I asked Steve to email you and copy me on your chats. This is amazing! Your great uncle's stories on the BBC People's War site were invaluable and our go to...
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    Can we send private messages here? I can give you my name/email address to give your friend that...

    Can we send private messages here? I can give you my name/email address to give your friend that lives nearby in case he comes across more info. Grateful!
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    Amazing that you found this through your friend. How should I credit/cite the photo? Perhaps you...

    Amazing that you found this through your friend. How should I credit/cite the photo? Perhaps you can ask your friend the date of the photo and any pertinent info regarding location and name of that street. It’s important to give credit and provenance.
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    F for Freddy! Wow! Just checked to see if there was anything new since somehow I don’t get...

    F for Freddy! Wow! Just checked to see if there was anything new since somehow I don’t get notifications by email. I just had my dad over yesterday. I will share this with him this week.
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    Wow that’s brilliant! Thank you so much. I finally located Jack’s family and my dad will be...

    Wow that’s brilliant! Thank you so much. I finally located Jack’s family and my dad will be talking with Jack’s family tomorrow after seven years of looking! They never got to meet him of course.
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    2Lt John Edmund Russell RCAF RAF USAAF b. 1.30.1920 NY USA d. 11.10.1943 Brome Suffolk England

    Crash info from a forum: http://www.axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?p=43&id=132 The info below is copied and pasted from another forum about the plane that Jack aka John Edmund Russell was in at the time of the fatal crash. I don’t know the source of some...
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    2Lt John Edmund Russell RCAF RAF USAAF b. 1.30.1920 NY USA d. 11.10.1943 Brome Suffolk England

    Plane Crash Civilian Casualty Clip (East Anglia), Newspaper: Western_Morning_News, Plymouth, Devon, England (West Country region), 1943_11_11_page_3
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    2Lt John Edmund Russell RCAF RAF USAAF b. 1.30.1920 NY USA d. 11.10.1943 Brome Suffolk England

    Edited October 5, 2022: Sorry this is so long but I hope somebody will reply with some interest. When I have time I will try to be more precise. New information in the last few days has made me edit some of this below. —— Hello, I’m new to this forum. I’ve been researching on and off John...
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    Thanks for your reply. I will post something soon. I’m open to any edits or additions to his...

    Thanks for your reply. I will post something soon. I’m open to any edits or additions to his Find A Grave memorial that I started in 2015. I’m not as familiar with all different squadrons and groups that he was in with RAF and USAAF so if you or anyone else sees anything that needs to be edited...
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    John Edmund Russell memorial bio put together by me since 2015. There was a thread about him and...

    John Edmund Russell memorial bio put together by me since 2015. There was a thread about him and his plane crash on another forum that is dormant and I found this forum by searching for TONY KAMBIC. I’ll post a thread about him soon. 2Lt John Edmund “Jack” Russell (1920-1943) - Find...
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    Florida, USA. Researching American WWII Pathfinder pilot 2Lt John Edmund Russell (aka Jack...

    Florida, USA. Researching American WWII Pathfinder pilot 2Lt John Edmund Russell (aka Jack Russell) of Baldwin, Nassau county, New York who volunteered with RCAF in Canada. RAF > USAAF. British DFC and AM medal. Not in Gazette lists. Plane fire and fatal crash in Brome, England. All 13 crew and...
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