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Personal info

Full name
BREEDLOVE, Donald Eugene
Date of birth
15 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Hollis, Harmon County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Hollis, Harmon County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38399586
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
Nancy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 8 9

Immediate family

Members
James R. Breedlove (father)
Willie R. (Tillman) Breedlove (mother)
John J. Breedlove (brother)

More information

T/4 Donald E. Breedlove was killed by strafing fire from a German aircraft while aiding wounded soldiers.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Dr. Marsha Pomeroy Huff, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Williams Snyder Tree, www.findagrave.com – Jeanette Perrin Coaly
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, Hollis Weekly News 22 February 1945