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Personal info

Full name
SMALL, Donald John
Date of birth
20 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39258417
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Malmedy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Wallace E. Small (father)
Mary C. (Hill) Small (mother)
Everett W. Small (brother)
Julia C. Small (sister)
Fred E. Small (brother)
Alma Small (sister)
Herbert K. Small (brother)
Thelma Small (sister)

More information

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.

T/4 Donald J. Small is remembered on the East Hartford WWII Memorial at Martin Park Burnside Ave.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, WWII Draft Card, 1920 US Census

Photo source: FOHF, East Hartford Weekly Gazette - 11 May 1945, www.findagrave.com - rcelt