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MAC DONALD, Andrew V - Date of
birth
30 March 1915 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32114295 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Battery,
561st Field Artillery Battalion
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
Klötz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Catherine Mac Donald (mother)
David F. Mac Donald (brother)
Claire (Daley) Mac Donald (wife)
Andrea Mac Donald (daughter)
More information
The colonel in charge of an advance party of 15 vehicles, of which 1st Sgt was one of the members, decided to bypass the American Infantry and to take the group further than was ordered. As the vehicles approached a hill, German troops hiding on both sides of the road ambushed them with machinegun and rifle fire. Capt Holliday, 1st Sgt Mac Donald, T/5 Lewis Szakacs and one other man from his jeep jumped into a shallow ditch. Capt Holliday and 1st Sgt Andrew Mac Donald both carried Thompson submachine guns. They stood up and started firing at the enemy. Both were hit by fire from a German machinegun pistol and killed. Some of the Americans at the rear of the column were able to get away. Those that were not killed were taken prisoner.One of the photos shows a letter he wrote on 4 January 1944 to his daughter.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.basher82.nl, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Photo source: www.basher82.nl, www.wwiimemorial.com - Claire Mac Donald, Andrea Mac Donald Vecchio (daughter)