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Personal info

Full name
O'CONNELL, Vincent Emmett
Date of birth
12 January 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Hometown
Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
O1287224
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
Düren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 7 69

Immediate family

Members
John J. O’Connell (father)
William B. O’Connell (brother)
Rita L. O’Connell (sister)
Marie L. O’Connell (sister)
Zoe H. O’Connell (sister)
Dorothy M. O’Connell (sister)
John J. O’Connell (brother)
Barbara (Gurley) O’Connell (wife)

More information

Vincent E. O'Connell joined the Army in February 1941 and had been overseas for six months when he was killed.

His brother John was killed in action in the China-India-Burma theater.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S., School Yearbooks Central High School Missouri, They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery