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Personal info

Full name
CORNELL, Peter
Date of birth
26 July 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
New York, New York
Hometown
Westchester County, New York

Military service

Service number
42179206
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Perl - Erft-Hellendorf - Munzingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 2 25

Immediate family

Members
Nelson W. Cornell (father)
Natalie Cornell (mother)
George Cornell (brother)
Charles Cornell (brother)
Richard Cornell (brother)
John Cornell (brother)

More information

Pvt Cornell attended New York Memorial High School where he was an all-round athlete and student leader.

Pvt Peter Cornell enlisted in New York City, New York on 23 August 1944 at the age of 17 years and 11 months.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels, New York Memorial High School - om Sollenbarger