Ringgold County

 

Lt. Martin George O'Connell, Jr.

 

 

Martin George O’Connell, Jr. was born Mar. 27, 1921 to Martin G. (Sr.) and Mary J. O’Connell. He died Apr. 21, 1944 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr, IA.

Lt. O’Connell served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group and died in Duxford, England while serving his country.

Source: ancestry.com