George Raymond McConnell
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
George Raymond McConnell
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class,
U.S. Navy
Service #2723518
Assigned to Composite Squadron 39,
(TBM-1 Avenger Torpedo Bombers and F4F-4 Wildcat Fighters)
On the USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56),
Location, Gilbert Islands
Died on November 24, 1943
Officially Listed as Missing, Later Declared Dead
Lost at Sea After the Sinking of the USS Liscome Bay
See Note 1
Two unidentified enlisted men of the ill-fated U.S. Navy aircraft carrier LISCOME BAY,
torpedoed by a
Japanese submarine in the Gilbert Islands, are buried at sea from the deck of a
Coast Guard-manned assault transport. November 1943. National Archives Photo
AMM1C George R. McConnell is
Memorialized on the Walls of the Missing,
Manila American Cemetery, Philippine Islands
FindAGrave.com Memorial 47625198
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Awards:
Purple Heart
American Defense
Service Medal
American Campaign
Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal
World War II
Victory Medal
These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who,
while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917,
has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy
of the United States.
American Defense Service Medal Awarded for service between September 8, 1939 and December 7, 1941 under orders to active duty for a period of 12 months or longer.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Awarded for military service with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.
George Raymond McConnell was born May 9, 1922 in Montgomery Alabama, the son of
Charles E. and Linnie McConnell. George was one of eight children.
He enlisted on July 9, 1940 in Birmingham Alabama and was assigned to the
USS Liscome Bay on September 24, 1943, as a member of Composite Squadron 39.
Next of Kin notified, Parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emmett McConnell, P. O., Pine Hill, Wilcox County, Alabama.
His loss is recorded in the
State Summary of War Casualties, Alabama,
page 9, Wilcox County,
published by the U.S Navy in February 1946.
His name is listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) website.
Note 1. The death location, "USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), In the Gilbert Islands" is based on the following data from
the Naval-History.net website, Last Names-M:
A. The ABMC: "George R. McConnell, WWII, Service # 2723518, Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy,
Entered Service From Alabama, Date of Death November 25, 1944, Status: Missing In Action, Memorialized - Courts of the Missing, Court 1, Honolulu Memorial, Awards: Purple Heart "
B. States Summary of War Casualties, Alabama: "MCCONNELL, George Raymond, Aviation Machinist's Mate 1c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emmett McConnell, P. O., Pine Hill, Wi1cox, Ala"
C. The United States Navy Memorial: "MCCONNELL, George, AMM1c, USN, Liscome Bay CVE-56, November 24, 1943."
D. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency: "MCCONNELL, George R, AMM1, 2723518, USN, from Alabama, USS Liscome Bay CVE 56, location Gilbert Islands, missing, date of loss November 24, 1943."
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