Name:
Robert Asher Pennell
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
33872414
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Mount Joy Cemetery, Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Robert Asher Pennell was born on August 25, 1925, in Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Walter R. Pennell and Barbara A. McNaughton Pennell.
Robert served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 7, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. Pvt Pennell is now buried in the Mount Joy Cemetery, Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.