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MC CONNELL, Peter S - Date of
birth
7 July 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Elderslie, Scotland -
Hometown
Morris County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42185342 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
Krauthausen, south of Jülich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alexander Mc Connell (father)
Elizabeth S. Mc Connell (mother)
John Mc Connell (brother)
More information
Pvt Peter S. Mc Connell enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 29 July 1944.Peter Mc Connell is remembered at the Evergreen Cemetery in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record,
www.oldhickory30th.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - New York Passenger and Crew Lists
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, NYgrave718