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Personal info

Full name
CONNOLLY, Louis Victor
Date of birth
27 July 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Fair River, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hometown
Winhall, Bennington County, Vermont

Military service

Service number
31199790
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Cannon Company,
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
Merken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 1 43

Immediate family

Members
David Connolly (father)
William E. Connolly (brother)
Ruth M. (Hescock) Connolly (wife)
Burdette Connolly (daughter)

More information

Pfc Louis V. Connolly enlisted in Rutland, Vermont on 31 October 1942.

He was killed by shrapnel in the left leg.

He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 8 March 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 23 August 1948.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Hescock Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, IDPF

Photo source: Aimee Fogg