Biographical Information

Name:

Russell J. York

Date of Birth:

1921

Place of Birth:

Waterville, ME

Note:

Veteran's Biographical Data Form lists race/ethnicity as Franco-American.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Other

Home State:

ME

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

C Company, 4th Engineer Combat Battalion, 4th Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Utah Beach, France; Ardennes, Belgium; Hurtgen Forest, Germany

Battles/Campaigns:

D-Day Normandy Invasion, Hurtgen Forest, Battle of the Bulge, St. Lo

Highest Rank:

Technician Four, Sergeant Medical

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran participated in the liberation of Paris, Buchenwald, and the Fall of Berlin.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Photograph: Digital print [2 items] --Photographs

Computer File: CD [1 item] --Electronic file of photograph(s)

Interviewer:

James L. May 

Donor:

Mark A. York

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/43146

Subjects:

York, Russell
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Russell York Collection (AFC/2001/001/43146), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress