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HANKINS, Donald Walter - Date of
birth
22 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Buckley, Wexford County, Michigan -
Hometown
Mesick, Wexford Country, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36415206 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Baraque Fraiture, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
John H. Hankins (father)
Lucy M. (Wagner) Hankins (mother)
John D. Hankins (brother)
Fredie Hankins (brother)
Arthur Hankins (brother)
Nina E. Hankins (sister)
Ida M. Hankins (sister)
Lucille M. Hankins (sister)
Wallace R. Hankins (brother)
Lula V. Hankins (sister)
Robert L. Hankins (brother)
Ernest C. Hankins (brother)
Geraldine Hankins (sister)
More information
Pfc Donald W. Hankins enlisted at Kalamazoo, Michigan on 19 December 1942.
Source of information: Carla Mans, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Danny van der Groen, www.findagrave.com - Betsy