{"id":651,"date":"2020-05-05T14:45:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T19:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tennsub.org\/design\/design\/?page_id=651"},"modified":"2024-06-23T21:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T02:16:56","slug":"14-elmer-howard-russell-maryville-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tennsub.org\/design\/14-elmer-howard-russell-maryville-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Elmer Howard Russell, Maryville, Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Elmer Howard Russell<\/h2>\r\n
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Elmer Howard Russell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

\u00a0Rank\/Rate:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seaman, Second Class<\/p>\r\n

Service Number:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 641 23 56<\/p>\r\n

Birth Date:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 July 25, 1921<\/p>\r\n

From:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Maryville, Tennessee<\/p>\r\n

Decorations:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Purple Heart<\/p>\r\n

Submarine:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 USS Pickerel (SS-177)<\/p>\r\n

Loss Date:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 April 3, 1943<\/p>\r\n

Location:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Off Honshu, Japan<\/p>\r\n

Circumstances:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Probably sunk by depth charge attack<\/p>\r\n

Remarks:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photo courtesy of Nathan B. Weinbaum, Director of Veterans Affairs\/Veterans Service Officer, Blount County. \u00a0Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.<\/p>\r\n

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS PICKEREL (SS-177)<\/a><\/p>\r\n

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Pickerel (SS-177)<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Find a Grave Memorial: S2 Elmer Howard Russell<\/a> (Honolulu Memorial).\u00a0 Elmer Russell<\/a> has a cenotaph in the family plot of Chilhowee View Cemetery at Maryville, Tennessee.<\/p>\r\n

Return to Lost Tennessean Roster<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association<\/h3>\r\n

Perpetuating the memories of submariners who didn\u2019t come home<\/em><\/p>\r\n

Chairman: Mike Anderson (SK2(SS)USN) | President: Patrick Ryan (YNC(SS), LCDR USN)<\/p>\r\n

The TSMA is a nonprofit memorial association registered as a 501(c) tax exempt organization and is registered with the Tennessee Secretary of State to receive charitable donations. Please make the TSMA one of the charities that you support.\u00a0 You can make a donation here or send a check made to: Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association, c\/o 309 Church Street, #107, Nashville, TN 37201.<\/p>\r\n

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Get the newsletter<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/div>\r\n

Here’s our nonprofit (501(c)3) designation letter [link<\/a>] Here’s our State of Tennessee registration to solicit charitable donations [link<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/form><\/div>\r\n

Thank you for your help commemorating the Tennesseans who gave their lives as American Submariners in the service of the United States Navy.<\/h3>\r\n

Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

c\/o 309 Church Street, #107 Nashville, TN 37201<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

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