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GIFFEY, Donald J - Date of
birth
29 December 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Springvale, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Ripon, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36204458 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
Duderstadt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 21 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry W. Giffey (father)
Bessie E. Giffey (mother)
Glenna R. Giffey (sister)
Merton H. Giffey (brother)
Isabelle M. Giffey (sister)
More information
Sgt Donald J. Giffey graduated from Ripon High School in 1933.He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 19 March 1941.
He was taken prisoner in the vicinity of Schlausenbach, Germany on 16 December 1944 and held at POW Camp Stalag III-B.
According to documents of the Polizei-Abteilung Duderstadt, dated 28 April 1949, Sgt. Giffey died in the community hospital of Duderstadt, Germany and was initially buried at the cemetery of this town. Taking into account the information in which camp he was held prisoner of war, it is not clear, based on the information currently available, how and when he would have ended up in this hospital. Further research on this is needed as soon as other documents can be found.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – Word War II Prisoners of War, www.ancestry.com – WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Lando Mulleneers, Ripon High School yearbook 1933