Francis O'Connell

1. Alternate Birth Name: Frank
2. Foster Name: Francis Joseph
3. Alternate Foster Name: Frank
4. Foster Family: Anton and Mary Redler
5. Location of Family: Albion, NE
6. Sending Organization: Foundling Hospital
7. Arrival Place: Albion, NE
8. Age on Arrival: 2
9. Date of Birth: 1910-09-14
10. Date of Death: 1995-07-26
11. Gender: male
12. Notes: Left Nebraska during the Great Depression to work as a farmhand in Illinois and Iowa. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and remained on active duty until he retired in 1961 with the rank of Lt. Col.
13. Source: Social Security Death Index; Bellevue Leader (NE), 2 August 1995; The Catholic Voice (Omaha, NE), 2 June 1989; Gravestone, St. Michael's Cemetery, Albion, NE.