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CLIPPINGER, Donald Knisely - Date of
birth
27 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Licking County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35635079 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Gereonsweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Clippinger (father)
Lillian M. (Knisely) Clippinger (mother)
Lancelot P. Clippinger (brother)
Isabel L. Clippinger (sister)
Eugene Clippinger (brother)
Francis I. Clippinger (brother)
Helen L. Clippinger (sister)
Doris L. Clippinger (sister)
Phyllis G. Clippinger (sister)
Kenneth Clippinger (brother)
Herbert Clippinger (brother)
Hugh Clippinger (brother)
More information
Pfc Donald K. Clippinger graduated from Utica High School.He enlisted in April, 1942, trained in Jackson, Mississippi, at Camp Swift in Texas, with the ASTP at Tiffin and had been overseas for two months.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Ohio Birth Index / Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - The Newark Advocate
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Doug Stout, Licking County Library "In the Company of Heroes"