HOLLIE BOYD RUSSELL

December 9, 1946 – November 26, 1966

Word has been received here of the accidental death of a Princeton serviceman. A.M.H. 3^rd Class Hollie Boyd Russell, 19, died on the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea, when a rocket carrying Pod fell on him. The carrier is located just off the coast of Viet Nam.

Surviving are the mother, Mrs. Wilma Pearson, Princeton, the father, Hollie W. Russell, Paducah, Ky., two sisters, Nancy Russell of Paducah, and Mrs. Connie Carney, Lone Oak, Ky.

The youth was a graduate of Princeton High School (class of 1966) and had resided here for six years. He was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church at Paducah, Ky.

Arrangements are pending at Colvin Chapel

Note: Hollie was buried in the Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, IN

Additional info:

Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class
USS CORAL SEA, VA-25, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
United States Navy.
HOLLIE B RUSSELL is on the Wall at Panel 12E Line 123