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Personal info

Full name
O'NEIL, Robert Eugene
Date of birth
4 September 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island
Hometown
New London County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31409187
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 13 36

Immediate family

Members
Frank E. O’Neil (father)
Gladys E. (Main) O’Neil (mother)
Edward O’Neil (brother)
Virginia A. O’Neil (sister)
Donald J. O’Neil (brother)
James A. O’Neil (brother)
Marilyn M. O’Neil (sister)
Waneta (Wilkinson) O'Neil (wife)

More information

Robert E. O'Neil attended St. Michael's school and Stonington High School where he graduated in 1934.

Pvt Robert E. O'Neil enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 3 January 1944.

His initial burial took place on Fosse Cemetery, Namur, Belgium.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Crowley Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet