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MAC PHERSON, Donald Chester - Date of
birth
5 August 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Providence City, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33750290 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
7 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Saarlouis, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 3 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Duncan Mac Pherson (father)
Margaret (Gordon) Mac Pherson (mother)
Sarah L. Mac Pherson (wife)
More information
Pfc Donald C. Mac Pherson was employed at the S And H Garage before he enlisted at Fort Myer, Virginia on 9 November 1943.He died in a field hospital to the effects of artillery shell fragments to his spleen.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten