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BANNINGER, Don Raymond - Date of
birth
27 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Antrim County, Michigan -
Hometown
Rapid City, Antrim County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36177216 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Ajoncourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 74 |
Immediate family
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Members
Conrad Banninger (father)
Myrtle M. (Mitchell) Banninger (mother)
Charles T. Banninger (brother)
Ivan N. Banninger (brother)
Thelma M. Banninger (sister)
Myrtle A. Banninger (sister)
Zora V. Banninger (sister)
Willard J. Banninger (brother)
Mervin C. Banninger (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Don R. Banninger enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 25 March 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
He is remembered at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Elk Rapids, Antrim County, Michigan.
His brother Willard J. Banninger is remembered on the Tablets of the Missing at the American Military Cemetery at Sicily-Rome, Italy.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Colleen Cooledge Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Denise Ferguson Lake, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Ferguson Lake