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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

James A. Connell

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM JULY 2, 1928 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON JANUARY 22, 1945. SERVED WITH THE NAVAL DENTAL CORPS AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER BY THE JAPANESE ON JANUARY 2, 1942 WHILE IN MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. WAS WOUNDED DURING A BOMBING ATTACK ON A JAPANESE TRANSPORT OFF OLONGAPO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. DIED OF WOUNDS AND MALNUTRITION AND WAS BURIED AT SEA. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART AND THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.