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May 28, 2014 · Sgt. Harold Russell picking up a pen shortly after getting his prosthetic hooks. Diary of a Sergeant (10:45) On June 6, 1944, as thousands of U.S. troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, Sergeant Harold Russell was stationed in Mackall, North Carolina. While performing a routine demonstration, a faulty fuse caused a brick of TNT to explode ...
Aug 24, 2022 · Aug. 24, 2022. 9:23 a.m. Expand. Public Domain. Harold Russell and Cathy O'Donnell in 'The Best Years of Our Lives'. Shepherd Express editor Dave Luhrssen’s recent review of Alison Macor’s book about the making of The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), brought back poignant memories for me of an eventful day in Cleveland in 1967.
Jan 29, 2002 · Added: Feb 14, 2002. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6182257. Source citation. Military Figure, Actor. Born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, he moved to the United States and served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was an instructor in parachuting and explosives. On June 6, 1944, he was training troops at Camp MacKall, North Carolina.
Harold Russell was born on January 14, 1914, in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. He later moved to Massachusetts with his family. He was an American World War II veteran and lost both of his ...
Aug 7, 1992 · Harold Russell, the one-time meat cutter who lost both hands during World War II and went on to win an Academy Award for playing a disabled veteran in the 1946 film "The Best Years of Our Lives ...
Feb 1, 2002 · Actor made 'Best Years' really count. Harold Russell, who took a wartime injur turned it into an Academy Award-winning film role and a lifetime of advocacy for veterans and the disabled, died ...
SGT Harold John Avery Russell. Born 14 Jan 1914 in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ancestors. Son of Harold John Russell and Gertrude Mary Arlett (Croucher) Russell. [sibling (s) unknown] Husband of Rita Blanche Russell — married 27 Feb 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Father of Adele R (Russell) Maillet.
