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BALL, Donald Sluman "Don" - Date of
birth
24 April 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33611578 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Nennig, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Franklin G. Ball (Father)
Edna (Sluman) Ball (mother)
Ester Ball (sister)
More information
Sgt Donald S. Ball attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 4 October 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files / Leavitt Heiser Dahlstrom Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com - AMP
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hannag Majewski - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56060290/donald-sluman-ball