World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Edward Connell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Lynn Connell
Relationship
Daughter
TRAINED IN DENTON,TEXAS. HE WAS A SERGEANT IN A MORTAR SQUAD AND SERVED IN ENGLAND, FRANCE AND BELGIUM. HE WAS NEAR THE FRANCE/BELGIUM BORDER IN DECEMBER 1944/JANUARY 1945 AND WAS CAUGHT IN MIDDLE OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS WOUNDED (SHOT THROUGH THE LEFT ANKLE AND RIGHT KNEE) AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.