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Personal info

Full name
O'NEILL, Lawrence B
Date of birth
24 January 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
St. Libory, Howard County, Nebraska
Hometown
St. Libory, Howard County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37266521
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Creutzwald, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 29 21

Immediate family

Members
John H. O’Neill (father)
Anna E. (Horak) O’Neill (mother)
Herbert J. O’Neill (brother)
George A. O’Neill (brother)
Mary G. O’Neill (brother)
Clement O’Neill (brother)
Rosella O’Neill (sister)

More information

Pfc Lawrence B. O’Neill was first buried in the U.S. Temporary Cemetery Limey, Toul, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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