RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):
547 East Lincoln Ave, Barberton, Ohio
FULL NAME:
William W. McDonald
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):
35004146
- DATE OF BIRTH: Oct 30, 1912
- DATE OF DEATH: Jan 12, 1980
DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
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DATE OF ENLISTMENT:Oct 1, 1943
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PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:Fort Hayes, Ohio
ORGANIZATION:
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MAIN UNIT:38th Infantry Regiment
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SUBUNIT:Company C, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
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RANK:Private First Class (Pfc.)
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POSITION IN UNIT:Rifleman
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:
✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):
🎖Purple Heart, 🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge
SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
Pfc. William W. McDonald, Age 33. Entered service on March 14, 1942, Camp Reynolds, Pa. Served overseas in England; Belgium; France; Germany. Wounded in action on January 30, 1945. Awarded Purple Heart, Combat Inf. Badge, Good Conduct Medal.
Attended Hocking Co. Schools. Protestant. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McDonald and husband of Mrs. Hazel Whitney McDonald, New Pittsburg, Ohio
- Date of Departure: 23 July 1944 - Destination European Theater:
- Date of arrival 26 July 1944
- Date of Departure: 18 April 1945 - Destination U.S.A:
- Date of arrival 5 May 1945
