Elvin T Dussell

Pvt Elvin Dussell was killed in action on 08 June 1944, serving with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment. On 8 June 1944, the 18th Infantry as a whole was positioned in the vicinity of Mandeville and Trevieres, holding ground in the days following the Normandy landings. The regimental history does not record a specific movement for 3rd Battalion on this date, but the regiment overall appears to have been consolidating its positions in preparation for the attack that would come on 9 June. Conditions for the men in these days were shaped by the broader push inland from the beachhead, with units awaiting orders for the next advance. Pvt Dussell was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.