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FENNELL, Edward Martin - Date of
birth
25 November 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36308999 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Matzerath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 52 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward J. Fennell (father)
Sophia A. (Krawczyk) Fennell (mother)
Sophie M. Fennell (sister)
Delores M. (Fitzpatrick) Fennell (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Edward M. Fennell attended high school for three years and was a brakeman with the railroad company before he enlisted at Camp Grant, Illinois on 13 December 1941.He died in a field hospital to the effects of a gunshot wound in the stomach.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Whalen Family / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Rich, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com – Chicago Tribune 22 July 1945