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Personal info

Full name
JUGEL, Donald Jerome
Date of birth
14 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Bancroft, Cuming County, Nebraska
Hometown
Wayne County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37747482
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
Meschenich-Rodenkirchen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 5 55

Immediate family

Members
Richard W. Jugel (father)
Bertha E. Jugel (mother)
Pearl Jugel (sister)
Ilene M. Jugel (wife)

More information

Pvt Donald J. Jugel enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 28 June 1944.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / The Bush Files, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 28th Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Del Hamm, www.honorstates.org