Russell, Patrick Edward CRD USN Ret. (Died)
appeared in Washington Post, 22 Mar 2020
Description
- Media Type
- Genealogical Resource
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Obituaries
- Notes
- Age 101
Born January 18, 1919 Minneapolis, MN
Completed flight training 1942 Corpus Christi, TX
Served in WWII flying sea planes from light cruisers
Married February 24, 1943
flew night torpedo bombers in the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa
Assigned to NAS Anacostia 1946
1952 graduated from U.S. Naval postgraduate school Monterey CA
Served on aircraft carriers in the South China Sea during Korean Conflict
served as Airfield Operations Officer at Glenview Naval Air Station 1954-1957
Executive Officer of Squadron VR-21 at NAS Atsugi, Japan 1958-1961
Retired 1967, becoming aircraft safety R&D program manager for the FAA
Retired from the FAA 1981
Predeceased by wife Adele Marie nee Bissonette in 2015
Survived by Children: Carol Marie Hartzell, Pat Russell (Sharon), Michele Russell Christopher, Tom Russell (Deneen, Mary Russell Clements (Chuck), Steve Russell (Cher)
Also survived by 18 grandchildren, 22, great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren
- Date of Publication
- 22 Mar 2020
- Date Of Event
- 13 Mar 2020
- Last Name(s)
-
Russell
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
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- Contact
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