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MILICH, Donald Joseph "Don" - Date of
birth
15 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Boise, Ada County, Idaho -
Hometown
Ada County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-550588 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Bihain, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 41 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph E. Milich (father)
Nora L. (Slattery) Milich (mother)
Dale W. Milich (brother)
Marvel M. (Houx) Milich (wife)
Mary M. Milich (daughter)
More information
2nd Lt Donald J. Milich graduated from High School in Boise and attended the University of Idaho until he joined the Regular Army in Moscow, Idaho on 16 May 1942. He attended Officer's Candidate School at Fort Benning in Georgia, where he was commissioned in June 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Mary M. Hinman, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record /
Houx Milich Family Tree, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Mary M. Hinman, The Record Online