Donald served as a Private First Class, 397th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
Donald was "Killed In Action" in four days of bitter fighting in blinding rain and bitter cold when the 100th Division entered the line for the first time in the Vosges Mountains. Attacking SW out of the town of Baccarat their objective was to break the German entrenched positions along 1,200 to 1,500 foot high ridges. By 18 Nov 44 they had outflanked the town of Raon l'Etape and broke the German winter lines in this sector which was intended by the Germans to hold out until April of 1945.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 12139491
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
Donald was "Killed In Action" in four days of bitter fighting in blinding rain and bitter cold when the 100th Division entered the line for the first time in the Vosges Mountains. Attacking SW out of the town of Baccarat their objective was to break the German entrenched positions along 1,200 to 1,500 foot high ridges. By 18 Nov 44 they had outflanked the town of Raon l'Etape and broke the German winter lines in this sector which was intended by the Germans to hold out until April of 1945.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 12139491
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Donald served as a Private First Class, 397th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
Donald was "Killed In Action" in four days of bitter fighting in blinding rain and bitter cold when the 100th Division entered the line for the first time in the Vosges Mountains. Attacking SW out of the town of Baccarat their objective was to break the German entrenched positions along 1,200 to 1,500 foot high ridges. By 18 Nov 44 they had outflanked the town of Raon l'Etape and broke the German winter lines in this sector which was intended by the Germans to hold out until April of 1945.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 12139491
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
Donald was "Killed In Action" in four days of bitter fighting in blinding rain and bitter cold when the 100th Division entered the line for the first time in the Vosges Mountains. Attacking SW out of the town of Baccarat their objective was to break the German entrenched positions along 1,200 to 1,500 foot high ridges. By 18 Nov 44 they had outflanked the town of Raon l'Etape and broke the German winter lines in this sector which was intended by the Germans to hold out until April of 1945.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 12139491
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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1930 United States Federal Census
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New York, U.S., State Census, 1925
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
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