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Personal info

Full name
O´NEIL, Charles Lester
Date of birth
22 November 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36171541
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
Tank Driver
Unit
10th Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
31 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Stockum, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
John A. O'Neil (father)
Jeanette E. (Martin) O'Neil (mother)
Al O'Neil (brother)
John O'Neil (brother)
Maude O'Neil (sister)
Patrick O'Neil (brother)
Mary O'Neil (sister)
Virginia I. O'Neil (sister)

More information

T/5 Charles L. O’Neil was a mechanic before he enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 11 February 1942.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Census Records, 1930-1940, Michigan, U. S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Desilet Family Tree, 5th Armored Division “Victory Division” Unit History. http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/005ad.htm, http://www.history.army.mil/documents/ETO-OB/5AD-ETO.htm, http://www.history.army.mil/documents/ETO-OB/5AD-ETO.htm

Photo source: Peter Schouteten