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Personal info

Full name
PANNELL, William Eugene
Date of birth
19 September 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Union County, Mississippi
Hometown
Bethany, Union County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34636566
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
Saizerais, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 27 49

Immediate family

Members
Offie C. Pannell (father)
Alvin Pannell (mother)
Manie L. Pannell (sister)
Odis I. Pannell (brother)
Henry A. Pannell (brother)
Mary L. Pannell (sister)
Milie Pannell (brother)
Arin W. Pannell (brother)

More information

Pvt William E. Pannell worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 1 July 1943.

He was seriously wounded in action on the day he died.

His name is listed on the Union County War Memorial located on the Court House Lawn in New Albany, Union County, Mississippi.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy