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Russel Philip Remington

Russel Philip Remington

Male 1921 - 1943  (21 years)

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  1. 1.  Russel Philip RemingtonRussel Philip Remington was born 20 Oct 1921, Coventry, RI; died 31 Mar 1943, El Guettar, Tunisia, North Africa; was buried 29 May 1948, Woodland Cemetery, Washington & Knotty Oak Sts., Coventry, RI.

    Notes:

    The One Consolation of a Soldier

    poem written by Pvt. Russel Philip Remington on January 2, 1943
    sent to his mother, Laura Russel Remington, from North Africa, during World War II
    he died in combat on March 31, 1943

    Dear Mom as I sit looking up into the sky tonight
    all lighted with millions of stars and the silvery moonlight
    My thoughts are brought closer to home and you
    Because this same sky over me is over you too.
    The sky covers a great span
    over thousands of miles of sea from land to land
    On that side is glittering New York and home
    and on this side the dark African sand and me sitting alone.
    There's a bitter war to be fought over here
    where many fellows like me are fighting
    for loved ones at home who we love so dear.
    But some day we're going to win this fight
    And then we too will be looking at
    the other side of the sky and the moonlight.


    RI Pvt 39 Inf 9 Inf Div/World War II


    The following link leads to a web site which tells of the battles in Tunisia around the time Russel was killed:
    http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-C-Tunisia/

    I believe Russel died, probably between 6 am and 12:45 pm, in an offensive commanded by General Patton and known as Benson Force. The took place in and around the El Guettar Valley, between Gafsa and Gabes, Tunisia.

    Russel — . Unknown [Group Sheet]