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Dr Lester Cecil O'Neal Veteran

Birth: 28 Nov 1906
Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama, USA
Death: 7 Nov 1943 (aged 36)
Salerno, Provincia di Salerno, Campania, Italy
Burial: Magnolia Cemetery

Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 31.3101894, Longitude: -86.4831718
Plot: Pelham-O'Neal
Memorial ID: 13925561 View Source

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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13925561/lester_cecil-o'neal: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Lester Cecil O'Neal (28 Nov 1906–7 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13925561, citing Magnolia Cemetery, Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by cpNearSlapout (contributor 47591490).

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William Calvin
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From 25 Nov 1944 edition of JAMA

KILLED IN ACTION
Lester Cecil O'Neal ® Andalusia, Ala.; Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, 1934 ; commissioned a captain in the U. S. Army (National Guard) on June 29, 1940; began active duty as a major on Nov. 25, 1940; killed in action in Italy Nov. 7, 1943, aged 36.

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Uncle Lester and compatriots; **note** he was in the Medical Corp. Photo from memorial behind new Andalusia City Hall.

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Somewhere near east end of Sicily's northern coast: ca 20 Aug 43. Left to right: Two unknown British visitors, Rob Blasen 39th XO, Maj Lester O'Neal, Chaplain Marshall. Middle: Shirley, Bill Hargis, Regtl CO Tom Green. Seated: Unknown visitor. Behind and between Shirley and Hargis: Rukokowski. Left front: Price Neeley Right front: Capt Amos Young, MD

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This was on or about 20 Aug 43. The invasion of Italy took place in mid Sept.The 39th landed
near Salerno,south of Naples .He was killed in an air attack on 7 Nov 43 near Riardo which was a few miles south of the famous Monte Cassino .

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Riardo, Caserta, Campania, Italy

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