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BASHAW, Donald Robert "Bobby" - Date of
birth
1 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Racine County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36807694 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Gérimont, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Donald L. Bashaw (father)
Rosalie L. (Way) Bashaw (mother)
Sally R. Bashaw (sister)
Patricia A. Bashaw (sister)
More information
Pfc Donald R. Bashaw attended Washington Park High School.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
He is remembered at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lake Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Anderson Family Tree, www.87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com – Pamela Rossmiller Peters, www.newspapers.com – The Journal Times 23 January 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Racine Journal-Times, www.findagrave.com – Pamela Rossmiller Peters, www.ancestry.com - cmkirkrn