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Personal info

Full name
PALMER, Donald Eli
Date of birth
25 December 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Hometown
Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Military service

Service number
31465222
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bech, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 13 32

Immediate family

Members
James E. Palmer (father)
Maude A. Palmer (mother)

More information

Pfc Donald E. Palmer enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 25 April 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Records

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dave Hansen