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Personal info

Full name
MCCONNELL, Christopher Lloyd Jr
Date of birth
12 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13146115
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
Niederfeulen, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Christopher L. McConnell Sr. (father)
Fannie R. (James) McConnell (mother)
Wilford M. McConnell (brother)
Edward C. McConnell (brother)
Martha K. McConnell (sister)
Francis M. McConnell (brother)
Glenn V. McConnell (brother)
Jean R. McConnell (sister)
Robert McConnell (brother)
Yvonne L. McConnell (sister)

More information

T/4 Christopher L. McConnell Jr. was employed at the Holland Furnace Company before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 5 December 1942. He was sent overseas on 20 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application File WWII / Chrisy Family Tree, www.tankdestroyer.net, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton / Civils203, www.newspapers.com - Altoona Tribune - 7 May 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Civils203