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Personal info

Full name
DONOVAN, Norman Keith
Date of birth
8 January 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Muncie, Vermillion, Illinois
Hometown
Lake County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36343771
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 12 41

Immediate family

Members
Mike Donovan (father)
Jessie Donovan (mother)
Carroll Donovan (sister)
William Donovan (brother)
Charlie Donovan (brother)
Dorothy H. (Taylor) Donovan (wife)
Donna M. Donovan (daughter)
Jeanene Donovan (daughter)

More information

Pfc Norman K. Donovan enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 1 June 1942.

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as the 41st Infantry Battalion

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com – WWII Enlistment Record / Josephine Kempfer and Clarence Goth / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet