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Personal info

Full name
MC DONELL, Kenneth Joseph
Date of birth
8 March 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Strathmore, Ontario, Canada
Hometown
Oneida County, New York

Military service

Service number
32252661
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 6 6

Immediate family

Members
Angus Mc Donell (father)
Mary Mc Donell (mother)
Angus Mc Donell (brother)
Frederick Mc Donell (brother)
Mary Mc Donell (sister)
Isabell Mc Donell (sister)
Teresa Mc Donell (sister)
Donald Mc Donell (brother)
Helen Mc Donell (sister)
Anna Mc Donell (sister)

More information

Pfc Kenneth J. Mc Donell attended Utica schools and was employed as a bartender at the local grill.

He enlisted at Fort Niagara Youngstown, New York on 10 March 1942.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWWII Enlistment Record, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet