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Personal info

Full name
MC NEELY, Carlton Wingfield
Date of birth
5 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Lunenburg County, Virginia
Hometown
Lochleven, Lunenburg County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33520995
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 October 1944
Place of death
Southern suburbs of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 5 12

Immediate family

Members
Marion S. Mc Neely (father)
Grace V. (Crafton) Mc Neely (mother)
Hugh E. Mc Neely (brother)
Willard B. Mc Neely (brother)
Elsie E. Mc Neely (sister)
Francis S. Mc Neely (brother)

More information

Pfc Carlton W. Mc Neely enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 2 January 1943.
He attended college for 1 year and was a tool scharpener before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com – various family trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet