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DONALDSON, Leonard Ross - Date of
birth
5 September 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Zihlman, Allegany County, Maryland -
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1312635 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 December 1944 - Place of
death
Saarlautern, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 32 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
James R. Donaldson (father)
Ada E. (Hensell) Donaldson (mother)
Margaret M. Donaldson (wife)
Leonard R. Donaldson (son)
More information
1st Lt Leonard R. Donaldson enlisted in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 4 June 1941.He attended high school for 4 years.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Leonard R. Donaldson, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Frost Sprague Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
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