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O'NEIL, Bernard Whitney - Date of
birth
20 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Littleton, Grafton County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20119901 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
634th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
14 April 1945 - Place of
death
Muhlberg Sachsen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ira B. O'Neil (father)
Ruth B. (Hatch) O'Neil (mother)
Ruth E. O'Neil (sister)
Mary Ann O'Neil (sister)
Josephine G. O'Neil (sister)
More information
Pvt Bernard W. O'Neil completed four years of high school.He enlisted in Falmouth Camp Edwards, Massachusette on 16 September 1940.
He died as a prisoner of war in Stalag 4B.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / WWII Prisoners of War, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Savery Family Tree / 1940 Census, New Hampshire Birth Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Cipkowski Family Tree