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Personal info

Full name
DONOHUE, Delbert Ellison
Date of birth
11 June 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia

Military service

Service number
33189155
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Field Artillery Battalion,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 August 1944
Place of death
Near Château-Thierry, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 14 22

Immediate family

Members
Charles Donohue (father)
Oma Donohue (mother)
Andrew Donohue (brother)
Evelyn Donohue (sister)
Edna Donohue (sister)
Charles Donohue (brother)

More information

Pvt Delbert E. Donohue was a teacher before he enlisted in the Army.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910/1930 Census, https://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy