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Personal info

Full name
BURNELL, William Patrick
Date of birth
20 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Barton, Belmont County, Ohio
Hometown
Belmont County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35225657
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Obergeich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 4

Immediate family

Members
James Burnell (father)
Mary Burnell (mother)
Helen Burnell (sister)
Marie Burnell (sister)
Roderick Burnell (brother)
Gladys Burnell (sister)
James Burnell (brother)

More information

William P. Burnell attended 4 years of high school and was single, without dependents.
He entered the service from Columbus, Ohio on 4 August 1943 as a Private.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Monty McDaniel, Enlistment Record / National Archives, ABMC, National Archives, CWGC - ABMC / Find A Grave, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Des Philippet / Find A Grave, www.ancestry.com - Bridgeport High School Yearbook 1942