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O'CONNELL, Daniel F - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20108450 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Vic-sur-Seille, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Daniel J. O'Connell (father)
Mary C. O'Connell (mother)
James O'Connell (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Daniel F. O'Connell graduated from Holyoke High School and was employed at the American Writing Paper Company.He joined the National Guard in Holyoke, Massachusetts on 15 January 1941.
He was killed by small arms fire.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - Kris, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Divivision
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Kris, Holyoke Transcript-Telegram - 26 January 1945