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Personal info

Full name
NICKELL, Carl
Date of birth
16 February 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Morgan County, Kentucky
Hometown
District 3, Magoffin County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35775702
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Birgden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 9 63

Immediate family

Members
Chris C. McGuire (stepfather)
Ida McGuire (mother)
Iva McGuire (stepsister)
Hubert McGuire (stepbrother)
Ina McGuire (stepsister)
Telia O. McGuire (stepsister)
Thomas Nickell (brother)
Carl Nickell (brother)
Lottie Nickell (sister)
Willie Nickell (brother)
Polly Nickell (sister)
Hattie Nickell (sister)
Dottie Nickell (sister)
Ruie (Gullet) Nickell (wife)

More information

Pvt Carl Nickell joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 22 July 1944.
He was lightly wounded in action on 27 August 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet