Paul Frederick Keith MacNeil

Jeremy Anderson2021-06-20T15:10:23-05:00

Name: Paul Frederick Keith MacNeil
Location of Birth: Coleraine, Minnesota
Date of Birth: November 27, 1917
Date of Death: October 25, 1997
Parents: James R. MacNeil & Emma (Stuen) MacNeil
High School and Class: 1936 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
College:
Highest Rank: EM1C (Electrician's Mate Petty Officer First Class)
Branch: Navy
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: June 11, 1942
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: October 28, 1945
Place of Discharge:
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Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Paul Keith MacNeil
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: November 27, 1917
Birth Place: Coleraine, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Coleraine, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Canisteo Cliffs Mining Co., Coleraine, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 166
Height: 5-10
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Emma MacNeil, mother, Coleraine, Itasca, Minnesota

Newspaper article: 1944 – “Paul MacNeil, EM 1/c, son of Mrs. J. R. MacNeil, leaves New York today to come home on leave after being away from Coleraine since June of 1942. His wife and daughter, who went to New York a few weeks ago to be with him when he had shore leave, are returning to Minnesota with him. MacNeil has a 15-day leave.”

Newspaper article: September 1945 – "Mrs. J. R. MacNeil has received word that her two sons, Paul and Harland, are both eligible to be surveyed from the Navy. Harland, who has been on Guam, is on his way home, and Paul is at present in St. Albin’s hospital at Long Island, New York, and will receive his discharge when he is released.”

Wars Involved:
World War II

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Civilian Life:
Paul MacNeil married Mavis Manke in Minnesota in 1941. He returned to his job as an electrician with the Cleveland Cliffs Mining Company after his discharge from the service in 1945.

Paul died in San Jose, California.

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