Son of Theodore D "Ted" Byington Sr and Grace Charlotte Long; husband of Josephine Inda married Apr 26 1941 Virginia City NV
T-5 CPL Russell F. Byington died from his wounds on October 3, 1944. T/5 CPL Byington was assigned to the 85th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad (Separate), Ninth Air Force. On 22 September 1944, T/5 CPL Byington was involved in unloading artillery ammunition at a railway station near Chartres, France when a shell toppled unexpectedly and detonated. T/5 CPL Byington lost both of his legs in the accident. The explosion also injuried T/5 CPL Thomas E. Burke.
Service number: 39915195
Hometown: Seattle WA
Home State: Nevada
Remains transferred in 1948 to Mountain View Cemetery, Reno NV
CPL Byington's story will be in an upcoming book called "Nine From Aberdeen: U.S. Army Ordnance Bomb Disposal in World War II" by Dr. Jeffrey M. Leatherwood, Ph.D., which has been accepted for publication by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
http://www.eodmemorial.org
Courtesy of Mike Vining
T-5 CPL Russell F. Byington died from his wounds on October 3, 1944. T/5 CPL Byington was assigned to the 85th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad (Separate), Ninth Air Force. On 22 September 1944, T/5 CPL Byington was involved in unloading artillery ammunition at a railway station near Chartres, France when a shell toppled unexpectedly and detonated. T/5 CPL Byington lost both of his legs in the accident. The explosion also injuried T/5 CPL Thomas E. Burke.
Service number: 39915195
Hometown: Seattle WA
Home State: Nevada
Remains transferred in 1948 to Mountain View Cemetery, Reno NV
CPL Byington's story will be in an upcoming book called "Nine From Aberdeen: U.S. Army Ordnance Bomb Disposal in World War II" by Dr. Jeffrey M. Leatherwood, Ph.D., which has been accepted for publication by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
http://www.eodmemorial.org
Courtesy of Mike Vining
Son of Theodore D "Ted" Byington Sr and Grace Charlotte Long; husband of Josephine Inda married Apr 26 1941 Virginia City NV
T-5 CPL Russell F. Byington died from his wounds on October 3, 1944. T/5 CPL Byington was assigned to the 85th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad (Separate), Ninth Air Force. On 22 September 1944, T/5 CPL Byington was involved in unloading artillery ammunition at a railway station near Chartres, France when a shell toppled unexpectedly and detonated. T/5 CPL Byington lost both of his legs in the accident. The explosion also injuried T/5 CPL Thomas E. Burke.
Service number: 39915195
Hometown: Seattle WA
Home State: Nevada
Remains transferred in 1948 to Mountain View Cemetery, Reno NV
CPL Byington's story will be in an upcoming book called "Nine From Aberdeen: U.S. Army Ordnance Bomb Disposal in World War II" by Dr. Jeffrey M. Leatherwood, Ph.D., which has been accepted for publication by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
http://www.eodmemorial.org
Courtesy of Mike Vining
T-5 CPL Russell F. Byington died from his wounds on October 3, 1944. T/5 CPL Byington was assigned to the 85th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad (Separate), Ninth Air Force. On 22 September 1944, T/5 CPL Byington was involved in unloading artillery ammunition at a railway station near Chartres, France when a shell toppled unexpectedly and detonated. T/5 CPL Byington lost both of his legs in the accident. The explosion also injuried T/5 CPL Thomas E. Burke.
Service number: 39915195
Hometown: Seattle WA
Home State: Nevada
Remains transferred in 1948 to Mountain View Cemetery, Reno NV
CPL Byington's story will be in an upcoming book called "Nine From Aberdeen: U.S. Army Ordnance Bomb Disposal in World War II" by Dr. Jeffrey M. Leatherwood, Ph.D., which has been accepted for publication by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
http://www.eodmemorial.org
Courtesy of Mike Vining
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