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BAUER, Donald Randolph - Date of
birth
1 December 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Port Jervis, Orange County, New York -
Hometown
Orange County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1996607 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Forward Observer -
Unit
C Battery,
489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Poteau, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Walter W. Bauer (father)
Jennie Bauer (mother)
More information
2Lt Donald R Bauer graduated from Port Jervis High School in 1934.Lt Bauer was observing from the upper floor of a building at Poteau which took a direct hit at his position. Others in the basement survived, but his remains were never found and identified.
The picture was taken in high school in 1934.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm,
Photo source: Guy Maes, Port Jervis High School yearbook 1934