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2021 Mar 27

The US Military Cemetery of Margraten is in the south of The Netherlands where 8301 US soldiers from WWII are buried. All of them are adopted by local people to honor these men and women. Another action is to give every one buried there or mentioned on the Walls of the Missing (1722 names) ’a face;’ a photo of each soldier is our goal. In 2019 we celebrated 75 years of liberty in Europe. And ‘Faces of Margraten’ wants to make an extra effort to get all photo’s. The last marker was 8000, so still lots to be found.

One of the soldiers still without a face is Mr. Neil William McINTYRE from Williston, Williams County, North Dakota. Why are we looking for his photo? Together with other researchers we decided to find all photo’s of the servicemen from North Dakota who are laid to rest at Margraten Cemetery. Mr. Neil William McINTYRE from Williston is the last one of 15 we are looking for.

What I know of Mr. Neil William McINTYRE

He was born on 29 April 1926 in Williston, Williams County, North Dakota.
He lived at 7 South main in Williston together with his father, mother and a younger brother.
A half brother, Earl McINTYRE, in 1944 lived in Oakland, California.
They were Roman Catholic, attending the St Joseph Church in Williston.
Mr. Neil William McINTYRE attended the Williston High School for 3 years.
His description when he enlisted: 72 inches, 148 pounds, brown hair blue eyes and a ruddy complexion.

School book photo

We have this school book photo but no idea if/or Neil is on it. No names & positions with it, more names than students in the photo ….

Family

His father, Peter Neil McINTYRE, an insurance agent who died in 1941, 66 years of age. He was born in Helena, St. Lawrence County, NY.
His mother was Odelia Elizabeth (KRESS) McINTYRE. Both her parents (Kress-Roberts) are buried in Fort Wayne. Allen County, IN.
His brother, John Peter, died in Williston in 1931, nearly 3 years of age.
His mother’s addresses after 1944:
Mrs Odelia McIntyre-Kress in May 1945 lived on 3186 W. 162nd St., Cleveland, Ohio, then went to
Flint (4200 S Vassar Road (now Burton)) where she applied for/got her Gold Star Medal.
Mrs. Odelia McIntyre-Kress died in Fort Wayne (Indiana) in December 1977 in St Anne’s Nursing Home. Her funeral service was in St Jude’s Catholic Church. [In Flint and Fort Wayne one finds McIntyre and Kress relatives on findagrave.com ]
There is a relationship to the Stahl family in Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona, via Mrs. Rosella Kress and the Mommer family, who was involved in the burial of Mrs Odelia McIntyre in Fort Wayne.

Mr. Neil W. McINTYRE’s death with the 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Neil McIntyre entered service from poor circumstances as he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 20 July 1944. He got his army service number is 37599734 and served as a Machine Gunner/driver in the C Company of the 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion.
He died from an accident with a German weapon on 8 April 1945 in Germany.
This weapon was loose in his M20 armored car, and he accidentally kicked it on a bumpy road. The gun went off and the bullet hit him in the abdomen. He and his buddies were not immediately aware of the seriousness of the situation, so medical care started too late.
The shot went off on 7 April 1945 around 9 pm near Wehrden-Beverungen, Germany. At 0.30 am on the 8th he is taken to a first aid post but on his way to an 'Evacuation Hospital’ Neil died.
Neil William McIntyre now is buried at the American War Cemetery Margraten in The Netherlands in grave I - 15 - 17.

My questions

Can you help me find a photo of Mr Neil William McIntyre (via surviving relatives in Flint - Fort Wayne - Surprise etc .),
Or in paper article like for a Memorial Day of VE of VJ Day in 1945
or relay this question to a group who can help?

Kind
Met vriendelijke groeten,
Wim Slangen wimhm.slangen@planet.nl