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2LT John William McConnell

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2LT John William McConnell Veteran

Birth
Valatie, Columbia County, New York, USA
Death
26 Aug 1918 (aged 29)
Kemmel, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
Burial
Fere-en-Tardenois, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France GPS-Latitude: 49.2029037, Longitude: 3.5489416
Plot
Plot D Row 11 Grave 36
Memorial ID
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—graduate of Alleghany Law School
—resident of Yonkers
—career as a lawyer in New York City
—married Miss Margaret Arkinson of Yonkers
—drafted September 1917; shipped out for France April 1918 with the 105th Machine Gun Battalion
—in the battle of the Marne with the 77th Division, 307th Infantry Regiment, Company G
—killed in action at Kemmel Hill
—survived by his wife; his father William and three sisters, including Mary E. McConnell who was an Army nurse

~source: The Troy Times; Saturday, Oct 12 1918 and Yonkers Statesman; Monday, Oct 14 1918

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cousin, living in Albany: Mrs. John H. Kaltrein
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—graduate of Alleghany Law School
—resident of Yonkers
—career as a lawyer in New York City
—married Miss Margaret Arkinson of Yonkers
—drafted September 1917; shipped out for France April 1918 with the 105th Machine Gun Battalion
—in the battle of the Marne with the 77th Division, 307th Infantry Regiment, Company G
—killed in action at Kemmel Hill
—survived by his wife; his father William and three sisters, including Mary E. McConnell who was an Army nurse

~source: The Troy Times; Saturday, Oct 12 1918 and Yonkers Statesman; Monday, Oct 14 1918

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cousin, living in Albany: Mrs. John H. Kaltrein
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  • Maintained by: Sheila Y.
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56638944/john_william-mcconnell: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT John William McConnell (19 Jul 1889–26 Aug 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56638944, citing Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial, Fere-en-Tardenois, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France; Maintained by Sheila Y. (contributor 46516735).