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Personal info

Full name
MOELL, Irvin Anthony
Date of birth
1 March 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Bellwood, Butler County, Nebraska
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39023362
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dépanges-sur-Vologne, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 27 19

Immediate family

Members
Louis E. Moell (father)
Louise J. (Pomp) Moell (mother)

More information

S/Sgt Irvin A. Moell worked on the family farm before he enlisted in Fort MacArthur, California on 16 March 1942. He was sentt overseas in June 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire in his back.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Blazen, www.newspapers.com – The Banner Press - 2 November 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – Southern Nebraska Register - 3 November 1944