RUSSELL ATKINSON JR.
Deceased
Rate/Rank
TM3
Service Branch
USN 00/0000 - 4/1945
Born
03/28/1924LOUISIANA
MISSING IN ACTION - USS PRINGLE DD-477 - SUNK BY KAMIKAZE NEAR OKINAWA. 04/16/1945
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
USS PRINGLE DD-477
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN ASIAN PACIFIC
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
NAVY EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON
PURPLE HEART
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL