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John H. O'DONNELL
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 33576444 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 21 December 1923 to Milroy | ||||||
| ETAT | Mifflin Country PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
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Parents: FirstName LASTNAME Siblings: FirstName LASTNAME | ||||||
| RANK | Tec 5th Class | ||||||
| FONCTION | Infantry | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Messengers, errand boys, and office boys and girls |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 22 March 1943 Altoona PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
| COMPANY - BATTALION | HeadQuarters - 3rd battalion | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 262nd Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| DIVISION | 66th Infantry Division | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 24 Décembre 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | MIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Aboard in USS Léopoldville, In Manche(Channel), off Cherbourg | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville Map Normandy American Cemetery | ||||||
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Arrived on November 26th, 1944 in England, the division polishes up its training until December 24th In the daytime of the departure and the crossing towards France and Normandy. The division embarks on two ships of which the SS Leopoldville which receives 262th and 264th regiment Infantry and leaves Southampton in training(formation) accompanied with four escort ships. Arrived unless 5 miles from Cherbourg, a German submarine U-Boat 486 is in ambush and sends a torpedo to the ship. He is touched on the starboard beam before. 802 soldiers over the 2235 which he(it) transported are killed in this drama. Leopoldville is marine cemetery today. | |||||||
See History of Leopoldville (Click on the picture) 
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Clive TIRLEMONT - Aad.archives.gov - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Leopoldville.org - Findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |