Marion Ray McConnell

1922 - 2002  (80 years)

• Name	Marion Ray McConnell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	30 Jan 1922	Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA   [5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	15 Feb 1940  [3, 7]
  	US Navy - WWII; USS Rigel AR11, Pearl Harbor Survivor
  Military Draft Registration	1946	Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA   [6]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Census	1950	Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Darlene
  Military Award	Purple Heart  [3]
  		Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given…
  Death	2 May 2002	Renton, King, Washington, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Forest Lawn, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA
  Person ID	I23723	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Darlene Lahoma Ronald,   b. 27 Jul 1920, Seattle, King, Washington, USA d. 9 Apr 1991, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1943	Kitsap County, Washington, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F9666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Jan 1922 - Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA Marriage - 13 Apr 1943 - Kitsap County, Washington, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1946 - Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Darlene - 1950 - Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA Death - 2 May 2002 - Renton, King, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given…

  
  

  People

  McCONNELL-Ray Marion Ray McConnell

  
  

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  Ship-USS Rigel (AR-11) US Navy Repair Ship Rigel, formerly a Destroyer Tender (AD-13). - By Jeff Gates, Photographers Mate Third class USS Rigel. - Official U.S. Navy Photograph taken from http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/03/09031304.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), Marion McConnell. [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Marion McConnell. [S5472] Find a Grave: McCONNELL Marion R 1922-2002, Marion Ray McConnell (Veteran). BIRTH: 30 Jan 1922 Centralia, Lewis County, Washington DEATH: 2 May 2002 (aged 80) Renton, King County, Washington BURIAL: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington PLOT: Faith Section MEMORIAL ID: 47544216 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47544216 [S451] Ancestry.com, Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bremerton, Kitsap, W. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bremerton, Kitsap, W [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 110. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 110 [S5471] Fold3 - Pearl Harbor Survivor: Marion R McConnell, USN, SF2c (Ship Fitter 2nd Class) Marion McConnell, USS Rigel (AR-11) USN Pearl Harbor Survivor. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 – Fold3 https://www.fold3.com/page/618256122_marion_mcconnell%20%20(1922)/about/?xid=1945