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Personal info

Full name
MIRELL, Seymour Saul
Date of birth
8 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
O-735892
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Bombardier
Unit
451st Bombardment Squadron,
322nd Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Air Medal

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Near Rosnay, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 27 60

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Mirell (father)
Vivian Mirell (mother)
Leon I. Mirell (brother)
Esther (Hellman) Mirell (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
41-31878
Data
Type: B-26B
Destination: Not available
Mission: Not available
MACR: Not available

More information

1st Lt Seymour S. Mirell was a photographer before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New York on 8 January 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Herman Wolters, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Mirell Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Arie-Jan van Hees - Bombardier Class Book 43-0 Victorville Army Air Field California