Ada-Canyon County ID Archives Obituaries.....McConnel Sr., Mervin Gilbert April 29, 1948
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Idaho Daily Statesman April 30, 1948
Death Claims Former Idaho Guard  Leader

Brig. Gen. McConnel, 67, Held  Adjutant's Post Here 21 Years

Brig. Gen. Mervin G. McConnel,adjutant general of Idaho for 21
years, died at 10: 30 pm. Thursday at his home, 4614 Fairview, in
Boise, after a lingering illness.

He was 67 years old.

General McConnel, a World War I veteran, became adjutant general
in 1925 and resigned in April, 1946,because of ill health.

He  had been a member  of the Idaho national guard  for  more
than 35  years before he resigned as head  of the state military
department.

Born Near Parma

General McConnel was born near Parma Dec. 29, 1882. He was
educated  in local schools and spent two  years at the University of
Idaho and was associated with his brother, Fred H. McConnel, as a
civil engineer until America entered  the first World war. He
entered  the Army and participatedin the Mexican border campaign
and in the Marne Champaign, the Marne-Aisne  and the Argonne
offensives  with the 146th regiment of the 66th field artillery.
He was discharged a first lieutenant.

After his discharge he was a postal employe at Caldwell until
he was  appointed  state adjutant general.

He was a retired brigadier general  after  his resignation.

Appointed by Moore

During the war, General McConnel was state director of the
selective service. He was first appointed by Gov. C. C. Moore and
served continuously under both Republican and Democratic
administrations.

General McConnel was a Republican  and a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, andwas a past commander of 
the Caldwell American Legion post.

He is survived by his wife and two children, Mervin, Boise, and
Mrs. Guy Conyers, McCall.


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