Harold was the son of Robert Caleb Birchell (1882-1941) and Verna Rebecca Zimmerman (1886-1962).
Harold enlisted from Los Angeles, California and volunteered for US Airborne jump training. He became part of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
DRAFT: WWII - 1942 - image
Name: Harold Ray Birchell
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1922
Birth Place: Victor, Colorado, USA
Residence Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Employer: Dwight Morgan Pankey
Height: 5 11
Weight: 142
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: John W Reinhart
Household Members Age Relationship
Harold Ray Birchell 20 Self (Head)
ENLISTMENT: 1943
Name: Harold R Birchell
Race: White
Marital status: Single, with dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1923
Nativity State or Country: Colorado
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Attendants, filling stations and parking lots
Enlistment Date: 26 Feb 1943
Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California
Service Number: 39562801
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 71
Weight: 133
DEATH:
Name: Harold R Birchell
Inducted From: California
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 502nd Parachute Infantry 101st Airborne
Death Date: 17 Nov 1944
Monument: Ardennes, France
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
BURIAL
Name: Harold R Birchell
Gender: Male
Rank: Private
Residence Place: California
Type of Medal: Purple Heart
Service Number: 39562801
Military Unit: 502nd Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division
Military Branch: U.S. Army
War: World War II
Death Date: 17 Nov 1944
Cemetery Plot Number: C
Cemetery Row: 2
Cemetery Section: Grave: 28
Cemetery: Ardennes
Burial Place: Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium
Mother: Verna R Birchell
Service # 39562801
Unit 502nd Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division
Rank Private U.S. Army
Entered Service From California
Date of Death November 17 1944
Buried Plot C Row 2 Grave 28
Ardennes American Cemetery
164, route du Condroz
B-4121
Neupré, Belgium
Contributor: jrcrin001 (48357735) •
Harold enlisted from Los Angeles, California and volunteered for US Airborne jump training. He became part of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
DRAFT: WWII - 1942 - image
Name: Harold Ray Birchell
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1922
Birth Place: Victor, Colorado, USA
Residence Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Employer: Dwight Morgan Pankey
Height: 5 11
Weight: 142
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: John W Reinhart
Household Members Age Relationship
Harold Ray Birchell 20 Self (Head)
ENLISTMENT: 1943
Name: Harold R Birchell
Race: White
Marital status: Single, with dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1923
Nativity State or Country: Colorado
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Attendants, filling stations and parking lots
Enlistment Date: 26 Feb 1943
Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California
Service Number: 39562801
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 71
Weight: 133
DEATH:
Name: Harold R Birchell
Inducted From: California
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 502nd Parachute Infantry 101st Airborne
Death Date: 17 Nov 1944
Monument: Ardennes, France
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
BURIAL
Name: Harold R Birchell
Gender: Male
Rank: Private
Residence Place: California
Type of Medal: Purple Heart
Service Number: 39562801
Military Unit: 502nd Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division
Military Branch: U.S. Army
War: World War II
Death Date: 17 Nov 1944
Cemetery Plot Number: C
Cemetery Row: 2
Cemetery Section: Grave: 28
Cemetery: Ardennes
Burial Place: Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium
Mother: Verna R Birchell
Service # 39562801
Unit 502nd Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division
Rank Private U.S. Army
Entered Service From California
Date of Death November 17 1944
Buried Plot C Row 2 Grave 28
Ardennes American Cemetery
164, route du Condroz
B-4121
Neupré, Belgium
Contributor: jrcrin001 (48357735) •
Harold was the son of Robert Caleb Birchell (1882-1941) and Verna Rebecca Zimmerman (1886-1962).
Harold enlisted from Los Angeles, California and volunteered for US Airborne jump training. He became part of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
DRAFT: WWII - 1942 - image
Name: Harold Ray Birchell
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1922
Birth Place: Victor, Colorado, USA
Residence Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Employer: Dwight Morgan Pankey
Height: 5 11
Weight: 142
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: John W Reinhart
Household Members Age Relationship
Harold Ray Birchell 20 Self (Head)
ENLISTMENT: 1943
Name: Harold R Birchell
Race: White
Marital status: Single, with dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1923
Nativity State or Country: Colorado
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Attendants, filling stations and parking lots
Enlistment Date: 26 Feb 1943
Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California
Service Number: 39562801
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 71
Weight: 133
DEATH:
Name: Harold R Birchell
Inducted From: California
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 502nd Parachute Infantry 101st Airborne
Death Date: 17 Nov 1944
Monument: Ardennes, France
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
BURIAL
Name: Harold R Birchell
Gender: Male
Rank: Private
Residence Place: California
Type of Medal: Purple Heart
Service Number: 39562801
Military Unit: 502nd Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division
Military Branch: U.S. Army
War: World War II
Death Date: 17 Nov 1944
Cemetery Plot Number: C
Cemetery Row: 2
Cemetery Section: Grave: 28
Cemetery: Ardennes
Burial Place: Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium
Mother: Verna R Birchell
Service # 39562801
Unit 502nd Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division
Rank Private U.S. Army
Entered Service From California
Date of Death November 17 1944
Buried Plot C Row 2 Grave 28
Ardennes American Cemetery
164, route du Condroz
B-4121
Neupré, Belgium
Contributor: jrcrin001 (48357735) •
Harold enlisted from Los Angeles, California and volunteered for US Airborne jump training. He became part of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
DRAFT: WWII - 1942 - image
Name: Harold Ray Birchell
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1922
Birth Place: Victor, Colorado, USA
Residence Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Employer: Dwight Morgan Pankey
Height: 5 11
Weight: 142
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: John W Reinhart
Household Members Age Relationship
Harold Ray Birchell 20 Self (Head)
ENLISTMENT: 1943
Name: Harold R Birchell
Race: White
Marital status: Single, with dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1923
Nativity State or Country: Colorado
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Attendants, filling stations and parking lots
Enlistment Date: 26 Feb 1943
Enlistment Place: Los Angeles, California
Service Number: 39562801
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 71
Weight: 133
DEATH:
Name: Harold R Birchell
Inducted From: California
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 502nd Parachute Infantry 101st Airborne
Death Date: 17 Nov 1944
Monument: Ardennes, France
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
BURIAL
Name: Harold R Birchell
Gender: Male
Rank: Private
Residence Place: California
Type of Medal: Purple Heart
Service Number: 39562801
Military Unit: 502nd Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division
Military Branch: U.S. Army
War: World War II
Death Date: 17 Nov 1944
Cemetery Plot Number: C
Cemetery Row: 2
Cemetery Section: Grave: 28
Cemetery: Ardennes
Burial Place: Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium
Mother: Verna R Birchell
Service # 39562801
Unit 502nd Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division
Rank Private U.S. Army
Entered Service From California
Date of Death November 17 1944
Buried Plot C Row 2 Grave 28
Ardennes American Cemetery
164, route du Condroz
B-4121
Neupré, Belgium
Contributor: jrcrin001 (48357735) •
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