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SILVERNELL, Donald Bruce - Date of
birth
16 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Unadilla, Otsego County, New York -
Hometown
Unadilla, Otsego County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32944804 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Housseras, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 34 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Floyd B. Silvernell (father)
Gertrude E. (Allison) Silvernell (mother)
Clarence S. Silvernell (brother)
Vera M. Silvernell (sister)
More information
Pfc Donald B. Silvernell enlisted in Utica, New York on 17 September 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Gilligan Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Unadilla Times - 1 December 1944