Apr 10
Russell Dunham Dies
Posted by Slobokan @ 00:12 · 83 words · print
Russell Dunham, an Illinois man who was awarded the Medal of Honor after killing nine German soldiers and taking two others captive while wounded during World War II, has died. He was 89.
Dunham died Monday of heart failure at his home in the southwestern Illinois community of Godfrey, said his stepdaughter, Annette Wilson. He had moved there just weeks ago from nearby Jerseyville.
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He is survived by Wilson; a daughter; a stepson; three brothers; three sisters; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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