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Personal info

Full name
PENNELL, Connie Mack
Date of birth
25 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Alexander County, North Carolina
Hometown
Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34967769
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Near Longvilly, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 13 96

Immediate family

Members
Grover W. Pennell (father)
Florence M. (Thomas) Pennell (mother)
John O. Pennell (brother)
Jay W. Pennell (brother)
Mary A. Pennell (sister)
Mark Pennell (brother)
Fred R. Pennell (brother)
Nell R. Pennell (sister)
Paul S. Pennell (brother)

More information

Pfc Connie M. Pendell worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 3 April 1944. He was sent overseas in 28 November 1944.

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. Draft Cards Young Men / Pennell Family Tree / 1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.worldwartwoveterans.org/