Russell J. Belanger
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Russell J. Belanger
Mr. Belanger inducted into the Army on November 7, 1941, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Duluth, Minnesota.
He served as a Master Sergeant with Headquarters and Service Company of the 238th Engineer Combat Battalion in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe.
He received the following: Good Conduct Medal, Bronze Arrowhead, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, American Defense Service Medal, and four overseas service bars.
Mr. Belanger was honorably discharged on October 24, 1945, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 35.
