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Personal info

Full name
MC DONOUGH, Roger James
Date of birth
20 January 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Queens, Queens County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
O1011707
Rank
Captain
Function
Company Commander
Unit
A Company,
741st Tank Battalion
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 April 1945
Place of death
Near Chemnitz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 33 50

Immediate family

Members
Martin Mc Donough (father)
Mary (Kopecky) Mc Donough (mother)
Martin M. Mc Donough Jr. (brother)

More information

Capt Roger J. Mc Donough graduated from Flushing High School. He worked for the Alexander Smith & Carpet Company as a salesman

He attended Officers Candidate School at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

He was killed instantly when the vehicle in which he was riding was struck by enemy machine gun fire.

Source of information: FOHF, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - The Berkshire Evening Eagle, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com, Daily News - 15 June 1945