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HARING, Donald Eugene - Date of
birth
6 March 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Wahkonsa Township, Webster County, Iowa -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36687987 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
12 September 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 45 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Paul A. Haring (father)
Doris M. (Grosklaus) Haring (mother)
Marjorie A. Haring (sister)
Betty L. Haring (sister)
Pauline M. Haring (sister)
Audree (Saunders) Haring (wife)
Penelope J. Haring (daughter)
More information
Mr. Paul Rump, his nephew, researched the Personal Record of Pfc Haring, and wrote the following report: "Uncle Don made three combat jumps with the 505/82nd in WWII (Sicily, Normandy, and Market Garden) and fought in every European campaign, including the Bulge, till the surrender of Germany. The 82nd was training for transfer to the Pacific, where he would have participated in the "jump on Tokyo", the invasion of the Home Islands, when Japan surrendered. He was on occupation duty in Germany when he died in a training jump accident, and if I read his death report correctly, his main chute didn't open, and his reserve chute got tangled, and he went in. I will admit I didn't tell my Mom and her sisters that part, I just said "training accident" and spared them the details they didn't need to hear."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Paul Rump (nephew) / Amy Haddad (niece) - courtesy of Kathy McDermott