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Personal info

Full name
WOODS, Donald M
Date of birth
19 January 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33600473
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
14th Cavalry Group
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Manderfeld-Kobscheid-Roth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 1 1

Immediate family

Members
William Woods (father)
Mary Woods (mother)
William Woods (brother)
Anna Woods (sister)

More information

T/5 Donald M. Woods graduated from Northeast Catholic High School in 1942 and was employed at Moore McCormack Incorporated.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 14 April 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII 1950-1966, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Northeast Catholic High School 1942