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Personal info

Full name
O'CONNELL, Charles
Date of birth
6 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33784842
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Immendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 18 10

Immediate family

Members
William L. O'Connell (father)
Mae O'Connell (mother)
William O'Connell Jr. (brother)

More information

Pvt Charles O'Connell worked in a kitchen before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 10 June 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report CCA

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet