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Personal info

Full name
O'NEIL, John Merle
Date of birth
9 September 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Margate City, Atlantic County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42112954
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
The woods between Hünningen, Belgium and Ramscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 11 35

Immediate family

Members
John O'Neil (father)
Ethel O'Neil (mother)
Elizabeth O'Neil (sister)
Mary J. O'Neil (sister)
Ethel O'Neil (sister)
Samuel O'Neil (brother)
Anna O'Neil (wife)
John M. O'Neil (son)

More information

Pvt John M. O'Neil Jr. enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 1 April 1944.

He attended high school for 2 years and was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet