Identity
Person No.
21780
Service No.
206010V
Last Name
First Name
Eugene
Initials
E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down and crashed into Adriatic Sea while on return flight from the Romano Americana Oil Refinery at Ploesti, Romania, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG826
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Coordinates
Notes
Son of Hubert Russell and Christina Maria Rood; husband of Ester Elena Rood, of Springs, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Bethlehem, Orange Free State. Employed in ventilation department of East Geduld Mine at Springs
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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