Russel L. Stark, age 21, from Minnesota, Chisago county.
Parents: Lawrence J. Stark
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, September 11, 1944
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune (1945)
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Stark enlisted in the Army Air Forces and served during World War II. He had the rank of Sergeant and was a Right Waist Gunner. Served with 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy, 407th Bomber Squadron.
He was killed September 11, 1944, along with his brother Sgt. Harvey Stark, who was the Tail Gunner on the same aircraft.
Four years after the crash, the Stark brothers’ remains were reburied at Covenant Cemetery on the south side of Stark Road, following a memorial service at the Harris Covenant Church in Harris, Chisago County, Minnesota.