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DORAN, Robert Edward - Date of
birth
15 December 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31316785 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division,
HQ Platoon - Communications Section
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Schietbaanlaan
Best, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George J. Doran (father)
Mary V. Doran (mother)
Jean M. Doran (sister)
William C. Doran (brother)
More information
Robert Doran was a retail manager.He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 17 February 1943.
He was the radio operator of Lt Col Cole. In the woods near Best they had to capture the bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal. During an action Robert Doran wanted to improve his radio reception and stood up out of his foxhole and was struck and killed by an sniper's bullit. Not far from this site, now stands the Robert Cole Monument.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Son, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ww2-airborne.us / Gerrie Franken - SOHE, Jean M. Doran (sister)