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MONGEON, Donald Antoine - Date of
birth
13 June 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
South Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont -
Hometown
Chittenden County, Vermont
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31200115 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Malmedy, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Henry T. Mongeon (father)
Victoria B. (Menard) Mongeon (mother)
Leon A.R. Mongeon (brother)
Sylvester L. Mongeon (brother)
Armond O. Mongeon (brother)
Doris I. Mongeon (sister)
Leon J. Mongeon (brother)
Dorothy D. Mongeon (sister)
More information
Pfc Mongeon enlisted on 12 November 1942 at Rutland, Vermont.Pfc Mongeon was seriously wounded in action in France on 15 June 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
On 23, 24 and 25 December 1944 the city center of Malmedy was bombed repeatedly by the United States Army Air Forces in a series of friendly fire incidents. Approximately 200 civilians were killed in the tragic attacks, while the number of American casualties has never been revealed by the United States Department of Defense. It is estimated that 69 American servicemen lost their lives of which a great number is still listed as missing in action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, Mongeon Family Tree /
Enlistment Record, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.newspapers.com - The Burlington Free Press
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The Burlington Free Press