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Personal info

Full name
O'NEILL, Nicholas Patrick
Date of birth
18 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32819637
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hosingen, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 7 44

Immediate family

Members
Edward J. O'Neill (father)
Margaret O'Neill (mother)
Richard O'Neill (brother)
Edward O'Neill (brother)

More information

Pfc Nicholas P. O'Neill was a student at the Vincent's Home for Boys in 1940 and was employed at Nazagiran Rugs when he enlisted on 30 June 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragment wounds at his head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1925 State Census / 1940 Census U.S. / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / New York Birth Index, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery