Dow, Russell Paul

1925 - 2010  (84 years)

• Name	Dow, Russell Paul
  Birth	8 Apr 1925	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DOW.R001
  _FGRAVE	154924604
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, United States Marine Corps  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Marine Corps
  		United States Marine Corps
  		Corporal, United States Marine Corps Pre-1918-1959
  		United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Dow, Russell Paul (1925-2010)
  Death	3 Jan 2010	Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion, Wright County, Iowa
  Person ID	I43600	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Apr 1925 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Death - 3 Jan 2010 - Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa Burial - - Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion, Wright County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  IOWA FALLS — Russell P. Dow Sr., 84, of Iowa Falls, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2010, at his home, under the care of the North Iowa Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, January 6, at the Linn’s Funeral Chapel, Iowa Falls. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Northlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa Falls. Russell Paul Dow, was born on April 8, 1925 at Xenia, Illinois, the son of Murray B. and Vida [Bangs] Dow. He graduated from the Xenia High School and entered the U.S. Marines on March 22, 1943. He was an anti-aircraft gun crewman fighting in the battle for Okinawa and Ryukyu Island in the Asiatic Pacific area. He was united in marriage to Catherine Waterhouse and after her death he was married to Dorothy Arlene Weismann on July 17, 1975 at Vermillion, South Dakota. Russell was a truck driver for Shugar Trucking, Ackley and previously for Ellsworth Trucking and Ackley Foods. Russell was a member of the American Missionary Fellowship, Iowa Falls; the American Legion Post No. 188, Iowa Falls; and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Russell Dow Sr. is survived by his wife, Dorothy Dow of Iowa Falls; his children, Cathy (Larry) Miller of Garden City, Darlene Leonard of Clinton, Mark (Debbie) Dow of Clarion, Russell Dow Jr. of Iowa Falls, Terry Weismann of Marshalltown, Jerry (Charlene) Weismann of Iowa Falls, Karla Weismann of Iowa Falls and Tracy Weismann of Iowa Falls; 21 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Dorothy Skalla of Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vida and Murray Dow; his first wife, Kay Waterhouse; a son, Theodore Cordery; a granddaughter, Katelyn Dow; a great-granddaughter, Emma Leonard; one sister, Helen Pearson; and four brothers, Duncan Dow, Harold Dow, Eddie Dow and Earl Dow. January 6, 2010 Iowa Falls Times Citizen -- Iowa Falls, Iowa ************ [actually buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion, Iowa Contributor: Sarah Thorson Little (50197235)

  
  

• Sources

  [S15314] World War II Honoree, Russell Paul Dow, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2084429) (Reliability: 2).