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Personal info

Full name
RICE, Donald John
Date of birth
7 February 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
East Canton, Stark County, Ohio
Hometown
Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35284365
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
33rd Armored Engineer Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dornot, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 40 40

Immediate family

Members
John L. Rice (father)
Anna M. (Rebillot) Rice (mother)
Lawrence C. Rice (brother)
Dorothy R. Rice (sister)
Martha B. Rice (sister)
Mildred K. Rice (sister)
Paul Rice (brother)
Carl A. Rice (brother)
Elizabeth J. Rice (sister)
Helen G. Rice (sister)
Doris Rice (sister)
Eugene A. Rice (brother)
Frances Rice (wife)
Francey Rice (daughter)

More information

T/5 Donald J. Rice worked as a driller before he enlisted at Camp Perry, Ohio on 9 February 1942. He was sent overseas in June 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, https://www.7tharmddiv.org, www.newspapers.com - The Chronicle-Telegram - 25 September 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy"Anderson, The Canton Repository - 27 October 1944