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Personal info

Full name
DONALDSON, James Barr
Date of birth
18 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Hometown
Montgomery County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35220891
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
Stalag 4B Muhlberg Sachsen 51-13
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 24 8

Immediate family

Members
Clark Donaldson (father)
Mary (Barr) Donaldson (mother)

More information

Pvt James B Donaldson enlisted from Columbus, Ohio on 26 May 1943. He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Block HH, Row 4, Grave 86.

Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Johnstone/Weaver Family tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten