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Personal info

Full name
THORNTON, Donald William
Date of birth
1914
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Idaho
Hometown
Baker County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39385419
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Chateau-Salins, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 15 43

Immediate family

Members
William Saul Thornton (father)
Helen M. Thornton (mother)
James C. Thotnton (brother)
Douglas S. Thornton (brother)
Rex W. Thornton (brother)
Evelyn M. Thornton (sister)
Dorothy H. Thornton (sister)
Richard Thornton (brother)
Viola M. Thornton (wife)

More information

Sgt Donald W. Thornton was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records

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