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Ernest McConnell
First Name:
Ernest
Middle Name:
Willard
Last Name:
McConnell
Date of Birth:
12/28/1915
Birthplace:
Derita, NC
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was in the town of Frankenburg, Germany, and the citizens later named their theater McConnell Theatre in appreciation of him. He was buried in the U. S. Military Cemetery, St. Avold, France, plot E, row 10, grave 695. This cemetery is located 25 miles east of Metz, France.
Age at Death: 29
Image Source: Family photo
Personal Details
Biographical Notes:
Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church
Family Details:
Mr. & Mrs. Robert William (Lucy Mae) McConnell - Rt. 7, Box 378 Derita, NC
Lt. Everett L. McConnell - U. S. Navy San Francisco, CA, Mack R. McConnell - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. B. L. (Ruth Elizabeth) Phillips - Rt. 3, Box 98K, York Rd., Charlotte, NC, Mrs. L. A. (Harriett Ella) Bradford - Gastonia, NC, Sgt Robert G. McConnell - Atlanta, GA
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army Enlisted: 9-1943
Military Rank:
Private First Class
Military Unit:
Third Army Anti Tank Co., 15th Infantry
KIA Date:
3/19/1945
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Germany
Military Details:
Camp Blanding, FL, Camp Patrick Henry, Maryland, FranceFt. Jackson, SC, Ft. Meade, Germany, Italy
Awards:
Arrowhead for salt water invasion, Combat Infantry Badge, D-Day Landing, European African Middle Eastern Campaign-3 Bronze Stars, Expert Rifle, Fourdeguerre, Good Conduct, Presidential Citation - 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Source:
Newsprint and family information