Neill, Patric H, born 19-02-1926, in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, USA. 
Patrick H Neill was serving his country during World War II when he gave his all in the line of duty. Patric had enlisted in the United States Army. 
and came to the paratroopers. Neill had the rank of Private. Service number assignment was 12238576. Attached to Company E, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Easy Company” 
under command of General Robert Sink 
101st Airborne Division 
.According to our records New York was his home or enlistment state and Chautauqua county has been included within the archival record. We have Jamestown listed as his city.
Easy Company was activated in 1942 at Camp Toccoa, 
Georgia, as a part of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. It was an experimental airborne unit consisting of volunteers trained to jump from C-47 transport planes 
into hostile territory. The company consisted of a headquarters section and three platoons. Each platoon consisted of two 12-man rifle squads (later changed to three) with a machine gun team and a 6-man mortar squad. Easy Company’s initial commander was 1st Lieutenant Herbert Sobel, 
with 2nd Lieutenant. Clarence Hester 
serving as his executive officer. Lts. Salve H. Matheson, 
Richard “Dick” Winters, 
and Walter Moore 
were the original leaders of the three platoons. Captain Lewis Nixon III 
would eventually join Easy Company as an assistant to “Dick” Winters in 2nd Platoon. Lieutenant Clarence Hester survived the war and died 26-12-2000 (age 84) in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA.
The cadre of drill instructors assigned to train Easy Company consisted of 1/Sergeant. Harvey H. Morehead 
and S/Sgts. Stedman, Ford, and Kudla. After Easy Company had completed jump training in Fort Benning, 
the cadre was reassigned and replaced by enlisted men from the original group of privates, including 1/Sgt. Sergeant William Stanton Evans, 
S/Sgts. James “Punchy Diel, 
Terrence “Salty” Harris,
and Myron “Mike” Ranney, 
and Sgts. Leo Boyle, 
Bill “Wild Bill” Guarnere, 
Clifford Carwood “The Man” Lipton,
John “Johnny” Martin, 
Robert Rader, 
and Amos “Buck” Taylor. 
The pilot of William Staton Evans on D-Day tried to land the plane in a field by the RN13 but it clipped a hedgerow and exploded, killing everyone aboard.
Death and burial ground of Neill, Patric H.
During his service in World War II, Army Private Patric Neill experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life on 13-01-1945, age 18. A post Holland replacement for 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon. SGT Darrell Clay “Shifty” Powers 
was his squad leader. He’d been assigned to Easy only a short time before the whole 101st Division was called out to hold the town of Bastogne from the German breakthrough in the Allies lines on 16 Dec 1944.Patrick endured the harsh weather and constant German attacks while in the Boris Jacque. Tough condition for a veteran soldier and even harder on a new one. By all accounts Patrick did his duty.On 13 January 1945, Easy Company, with Lieutenant Dike, Norman Staunton, Jr. “Foxhole Norman”
in command attacked the key town of Foy. We all know what happened when Dike faltered and Ronald Charles “Sparky” Speirs
took command and led Easy to capturing Foy. Patrick Neill, age 18 and 5 other soldiers of Easy were killed in action (KIA) and many more wounded in action (WIA) that day. Patrick Neill is buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery.Please take a moment to remember this Trooper who made the ultimate sacrifice, CURRAHEE!!!
★ Purple Heart★ Combat Infantryman Badge★ Marksmanship Badge★ Parachutist Badge★ World War II Victory Medal★ American Campaign Medal★ Army Presidential Unit Citation★ Army Good Conduct Medal★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign.
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