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Personal info

Full name
ROELL, Francis William
Date of birth
11 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York
Hometown
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York

Military service

Service number
32035850
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
3rd Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division,
I Company
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
A 4 15

Immediate family

Members
Anthony J. Roell (father)
Helen M. (Moronley) Roell (mother)
Joseph A. Roell (brother)
George A. Roell (brother)
Mary A. Roell (sister)
Margret B. Roell (sister)
Alfred T. Roell (brother)
Bernadine Roell (sister)
Jean (Lawrie) Roell (wife)
Barbara J. Roell (daughter)

More information

Pfc Francis W. Roell was employed at the Acheson Graphite Corporation.

He enlisted in November 1942 and was sent overseas in October 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Rogers of Amherst NY Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Niagara Falls Gazette - 21 February 1945