Thomas Lyle Russell

Silhouette of two soldiers walking with helmets, rifles, and heavy packs against a cloudy sky.

World War I (WWI)
-
Fallen

Minneapolis, MN


County:
Ward

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    1st Lt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    47th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Oct. 4, 1918, at Bois de Brieulles.

Buried, Cemetery No. 735, Bois de Brieulles.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 4, page 2790 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Ward county. Born, Minneapolis, Minn., March 27, 1895, of English parents. Occupation - assistant bank cashier. Enrolled in 2nd Officers Training Camp, at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Aug. 15, 1917. Commissioned and called into active service as a 1st Lieutenant, on Nov. 27, 1917. Assigned to 338th Infantry, to Sept. 8, 1918; 47th Infantry, to death. Overseas from July 22, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Toulon (Lorraine).