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Personal info

Full name
BURKHOLDER, Donald Elam
Date of birth
12 April 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio
Hometown
Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35235839
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Clefcy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 18 20

Immediate family

Members
Jonathan E. Burkholder (father)
Hettie R. (French) Burkholder (mother)
Clare R. Burkholder (sister)
Ray E. Burkholder (brother)
Norma K. (Hosfelt) Burkholder (wife)

More information

Pfc Donald E. Burkholder attended high school for three years and was a cement and concrete finisher.

He enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 24 August 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 141aar-October-November-1944.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks, 1900-1999