Everett E Russell

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Staff Sergeant Everett E. Russell was born March 21, 1921. His next of kin were his wife, Genevieve Russell, his sons Richard and Larry Russell, and his father, Abe Russell. He was from St. Louis, Missouri.

On February 23, 1945, he was serving as a Gunner aboard “Heavenly Hideaway,” B-24 tail #42-50449, of the 458th Bomb Group, 753rd Bomb Squadron, when it was involved in a mid-air collision over Skeyton, England.

He is buried at East Hickory Hill Cemetery in Jefferson County, Illinois.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-50449

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Heavenly Hideaway
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

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Document 15939

  • Media Type: Document
  • Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
  • Object Number: Document 15939
  • Description: Extract from Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Staff Sergeant Everett E Russell of the 458th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill...

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Saint Louis, MO, USA 21 March 1921 Staff Sergeant Everett E. Russell was born March 21, 1921. His next of kin were his wife, Genevieve Russell, his sons Richard and Larry Russell, and his father, Abe Russell. He was from St. Louis, Missouri.

Died

Skeyton, Norwich, Norfolk NR10, UK 23 February 1945 On February 23, 1945, he was serving as a Gunner aboard “Heavenly Hideaway,” B-24 tail #42-50449, of the 458th Bomb Group, 753rd Bomb Squadron, when it was involved in a mid-air collision over Skeyton, England.

Buried

Jefferson County, IL, USA He is buried at East Hickory Hill Cemetery in Jefferson County, Illinois.

Revisions

Date
ContributorWW2 Researcher Bill Beigel
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Sources

IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 281 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010