Russell Dean Cheney was born Mar. 7, 1924 to Orval and Mary E. Barnes Cheney. He died Feb. 16, 1945 and is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Pvt. Cheney served in World War II with the U.S. Army 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division and was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
