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Russell John Aurentz, Jr 1923 - 1945

Russell John Aurentz Jr of S. 12th Street, in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania United States was born on December 16, 1923 in Lebanon to Russell John Aurentz and Violet May Bell. He had a sister Christine E Aurentz. Russell Aurentz died at age 21 years old on January 20, 1945 at Isle of Vis in Yugoslavia, and was buried in 1948 at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Lebanon.

Russell John Aurentz Jr
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S. 12th Street, in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania United States
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December 16, 1923
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Isle of Vis in , Yugoslavia
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  • 12/16
    1923

    Birthday

    December 16, 1923
    Birthdate
    Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Caucasian

  • Nationality & Locations

    United States

  • Early Life & Education

    Lebanon High School Lebanon Valley College

  • Religious Beliefs

    Protestant

  • Military Service

    2nd Lieutenant US Army 15th Air Force Killed in action

  • Professional Career

    Pre-med student

  • Personal Life & Family

    St. Paul Evangelical Church, YMCA, Phalanx Club
  • 01/20
    1945

    Death

    January 20, 1945
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    Killed in action
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    Isle of Vis in Yugoslavia
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  • 1948

    Gravesite & Burial

    1948
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    Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania United States
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  • Obituary

    The remains of Second Lt. Russell J. Aurentz, Jr., 21, late of 429 South 12th Street, who lost his life in the Mediterranean area on January 20, 1945, while serving as a navigator with the U.S. Army Air Force, arrived here at noon today in preparation for reburial. Lt. Aurentz, a graduate of Lebanon High School in 1941, was serving with the 15th U.S. Air Force when death occurred in Italy. He was a student at Lebanon Valley College, and had completed his second year in the premedical course there when he entered the service on July 16, 1943. He embarked for overseas service in October 1944 after a period of training at San Marcos, Texas, following the receipt of his officer's commission at San Antonio. Lt. Aurentz, was a member of the St. Paul Evangelical Church, the Y.M.C.A. and the Phalanx Club of the "Y." He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Aurentz, of 429 South Twelfth Street; a sister Christine, wife of Harold A. Haucke, Cleona, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bell, Lebanon. [Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon County, Pa., Thursday November 18, 1948 – page 47]
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Aurentz, Charles (Jan 31, 1931 - Feb 1, 1998) Aurentz, Henry (Oct 19, 1892 - Aug 1974) Aurentz, Violet (Jul 25, 1900 - Nov 1977) Aurentz, George (Mar 28, 1917 - Sep 12, 1997) Aurentz, Ruth (Jun 9, 1923 - Jan 20, 2006) Aurentz, William (Dec 26, 1915 - Jul 14, 2003) Aurentz, George (Nov 10, 1917 - Mar 7, 2010) Aurentz, Margaret (Dec 8, 1917 - Oct 1978) Aurentz, Philip (Dec 26, 1915 - Jan 1979) Aurentz, Romaine (May 31, 1917 - Dec 21, 2003)
Aurentz, John (Apr 2, 1919 - Dec 27, 1996) Aurentz, Bernard (Jul 27, 1914 - Jul 1985) Aurentz, Mabel (Dec 28, 1906 - Jul 1993) Aurentz, Edna (Mar 2, 1898 - Sep 18, 1988) Aurentz, Herman (Oct 12, 1906 - Jun 1969) Aurentz, Russell (Oct 15, 1899 - Dec 15, 1968) Aurentz, George (May 3, 1896 - Sep 1983) Aurentz, Claire (Mar 4, 1919 - Feb 19, 2010) Aurentz, Dorothy (Sep 22, 1920 - Jan 1, 2010) Aurentz, Patricia (May 21, 1934 - Oct 1977)
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