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POWERS, Donald Harry - Date of
birth
29 April 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Mora, Kanabec County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Kanabec County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37024245 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
4th Cavalry Group
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 December 1944 - Place of
death
South of Langerwehe, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles K. Powers (father)
Jennie Powers (mother)
Dolorous Powers (sister)
Marion L. Powers (sister)
More information
T/4 Donald H. Powers is remembered on the 4th Cavalry WWII Memorial at Fort Meade, Meade County, South Dakota.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 4th Cavalry Group
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Erika