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Personal info

Full name
COPELAND, Donald Hubert
Date of birth
24 September 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Nicholas County, West Virginia
Hometown
Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35741140
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
353rd Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 1 23

Immediate family

Members
Hubert C. Copeland (father)
Florence B. (Fitzwater) Copeland (mother)
Eva B. Copeland (sister)
Edith A. Copeland (sister)
Eslee E. Copeland (sister)
Alma M. Copeland (sister)
Louise M. Copeland (sister)
Dennis C. Copeland (brother)
Waunetta B. Copeland (sister)
Delbert E. Copeland (brother)
Burnice M. Copeland (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Donald H. Copeland had been employed at Johnstown Coal and Coke Company before he enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 21 October 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Hendrikx, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet