Dear Sgt. Grit,
I am submitting the below in hopes that you can get the word out to the other 4th Marine Division Marines about their brother Russell A. Smith. This is going to appear in the Emerald Empire Detachment # 917, Marine Corps League, January 2012 Newsletter. Russell was a member of our detachment, and I was contacted by Fred Smith in hopes of helping with information to get Russell the deserved funeral service for a Marine and Iwo Jima Bronze Star recipient.
Submitted by Paul Grinde, Commandant, Emerald Empire Detachment # 917, Marine Corps League