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Personal info

Full name
DOWNING, Dale D
Date of birth
20 February 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Kings County, California
Hometown
San Bernardino, California

Military service

Service number
39558641
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 8 29

Immediate family

Members
William H. Downing (father)
Fannie N. (Cooper) Downing (mother)
Glen R. Downing (brother)
Ronnie D. Downing (son)

More information

Pvt Dale D. Downing enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 5 February 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Ratcliffe Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet