T/SGT Richard Dean Rushton - Bainbridge, NY
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A plaque honoring Technical Sergeant Richard Dean Rushton is located in Village Green Park at the intersection of East Main Street and North Main Street in Bainbridge, NY.
Waymark Code: WMW87J
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2017
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In 2001 the Slater-Silvernail Post 806 of the American Legion established a memorial honoring all the servicemen from the Bainbridge, NY area that died in WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. The memorial consists of 19 individual bronze plaques set on a two long granite bases; 10 on the left base and 9 on the right base. In the middle is a marble stele with the boots, rifle, helmet image used to signify a person who died while on duty.
The plaque for World War II casualty Technical Sergeant Richard Dean Rushton is located on the left base, the ninth plaque from the left. It is inscribed:
USA {Emblem of the United States Army} II
RICHARD PARSONS
S/SGT
54th Pursuit Grp & 79th Ftl Grp
European Theater
Born 1 April 1919. Based in North Africa,
he took part in the Allied advance across
Africa and the eventual rout of German
tanks. remains were returned to the
United States in November 1950.
Final resting place in Canton, N.Y.