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Personal info

Full name
DONOVAN, Richard T
Date of birth
16 November 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Austin, Mower County, Minnesota
Hometown
Brownsdale, Mower County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37555004
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Weiswampach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 15 43

Immediate family

Members
George Donovan (father)
Anna Donovan (mother)
Marjorie Donovan (sister)
Dorothy Donovan (sister)
Howard Donovan (brother)
George Donovan Jr. (brother)
Ralph Donovan (brother)

More information

Sgt Richard T. Donovan enlisted in Des Moines, Iowa on 25 September 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Austin Daily Herald 14 July 1945 - courtesy of Mary Peterson