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MAC DONALD, Orville Wright - Date of
birth
23 June 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Highfield, Canada -
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31306052 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
East of Elsenborn, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 14 | 65 |
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel Mac Donald (father)
Hannah L. Mac Donald (mother)
More information
Pfc Orville W. Mac Donald was a hotel clerk before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 24 March 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Naturalization Record