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Lionel Thomassin HYMEL
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 34152520 | ||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11 April 1920 Laplace, St. John the Baptist Parish, LOUISIANA | ||||||
| ETAT | LOUISIANA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parents: Thomassin & Bertha Madere Hymel Siblings : Hilda, Josephine, Edith, Odette M, Paul Louis, Etienne J, Etiennette, France , Leona Marie, Jules Charles & Lorraine Agnes | ||||||
| RANK | Corporal | ||||||
| FONCTION | Infantry | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 11 ocotber 1941 Jacksonville Aaf FLORIDA | ||||||
| COMPANY | Company B - 1st Platoon | ||||||
| ARMY | US Infantry | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1945 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Disappeared at sea off Azores Island aboard USAT J-W McAndrews | ||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
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Corporal Lionel Thomassin Hymel was killed in action, while en route to combat operations in the European Continent among a convoy of Allied ships, on the U. S. Army Transport (USAT) J. W. McAndrew. At approximately 0400 hours on the morning of 13 March 1945, the ship was struck by the French Aircraft Carrier Bearn, which had become off course due to mechanical failure. A gaping hole opened up in the No. 1 hold where one hundred and thirty-four enlisted men were quartered. Sixty-eight men were lost at sea, including Corporal Hymel. Thirteen men were rescued from the very cold waters by two destroyers in the convoy. | |||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Aad.archives.gov - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Frédéric LAVERNHE - JF PELLOUAIS - Anthony M |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |