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FOREIN, Donald Wilson - Date of
birth
11 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Ridge Farm, Vermillion County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36730750 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
Lockbridge Maas - Waal Canal, Heumen - Malden
Heumen - Malden, Holland
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 2 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dennie Forein (father)
Cecil T. (Cooke) Forein (mother)
Louise Forein (sister)
Esther Forein (sister)
More information
Sgt Forein first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.Sgt Forein is remembered at Crown Hill Cemetery in Ridge Farm, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://ww2-airborne.us, http://excitinghistory.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Bob & Nancy Cannon, http://www.bcompany504pir.org/, Frans Roebroeks