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Personal info

Full name
MC DANIEL, Jess
Date of birth
26 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois
Hometown
Macoupin County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36435428
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 8 27

Immediate family

Members
Jess Mc Daniel (father)
Mary Mc Daniel (mother)
Myrtle Mc Daniel (sister)
William Mc Daniel (brother)

More information

Pfc Jess Mc Daniel enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 11 November 1942.

Source of information: Tjarco Schuurman, Carla Mans, NARA, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us/, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Mdeneal