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MC NEILL, Lionel Luke - Date of
birth
11 November 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38651903 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
261st Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
1 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 19 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James V. Mc Neill (father)
Antoinette (Guthrie) Mc Neill (mother)
More information
Pfc Lionel L. Mc Neil enlisted in Camp Beauregard, Louisiana on 10 March 1944.He died from wounds that he incurred near the Saar River.
Source of information: Desiree Dekker Storcken, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.65thdiv.com/lev1/kia.html, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Vallas Family Tree (Horace Vallas), WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Barbara Munson