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PENNELL, George Nelson - Date of
birth
15 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Nezperce, Lewis County, Idaho -
Hometown
Nezperce, Lewis County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-539822 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Halloville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 43 | 33 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Grover C. Pennell (father)
Elizabeth L. (Nelson) Pennell (mother)
Mary E. Pennell (sister)
Richard Pennell (brother)
Alice A. (Johnson) Pennell (wife)
More information
2nd Lt George N. Pennell attended college for three years before he enlisted in Spokane, Washington on 27 February 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Branson Family Tree / 1940 Census, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks, Moscow, Idaho