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ROSS, Donald Angus - Date of
birth
11 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Terrace, Canada -
Hometown
Kelsey City, Palm Beach County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1293319 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
C Company,
191st Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ramagen-Lembach, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 45 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Francis T. Ross (father)
Marjorie M. (Fairbairn) Ross (mother)
Margaret E. Ross (sister)
Sanna R. Ross (sister)
Elizabeth A. Ross (sister)
More information
1st Lt Donald A. Ross graduated from Palm Beach High School.He joined the National Guard on 25 November 1940, He was selected for Officer Candidate School in August 1942.
On 13 September 1944, near Grammont, France, 1st Lt Ross moved his tank to shield two wounded infantrymen and took heavy fire until medics rescued the wounded soldiers. For this action, he was awarded the Silver Star Medal.
On 18 December Donald A. Ross and his crew pushed through the German border around Lembach, a hilly sector of the North Lower Vosges Mountain area. As they advanced, German artillery hit Ross’ tank. Army medical personnel rushed Ross and his tank crew to the hospital. Ross succumbed to his wounds that same day.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WW2 Hospital Admission Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Deb H / Shawn Latta