John A. Donahee - 298th Engineer Combat Battalion, WWII, WW2
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John A. Donahee

Source: American Battle Monuments Commission
John A. Donahee
World War II
Service # 36585344
Rank Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army
Unit 298th Engineer Combat Battalion
Entered Service From Michigan
Date of Death February 17, 1945
Buried Plot C Row 9 Grave 24
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Awards: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster


Source: Find A Grave
Tec4 John A Donahee
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 17 Feb 1945
BURIAL Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Li�ge, Belgium
MEMORIAL ID 56280699


Source: National World War II Memorial
John A. Donahee
ID: 36585344
Entered the Service From: Michigan
Rank: Technician 4th Class
Service: U.S. Army, 298th Engineer Combat Battalion
Died: Saturday, February 17, 1945
Buried at: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Location: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 24
Awards: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster


Listed in the 298th Journal February 1945
183 0900 Feb 17/45 T/4 Donahee, ASN 36585344, and Pfc Escobedo, ASN 36588998, Co B, were killed, and Pfc Propst ASN 34777566, was seriously injured when an explosion occurred near the Bailey Bridge which they were guarding. At the time, they were cleaning up a lumber pile at the bridge site and it is believed that several undetected mines below the lumber pile were detonated.


Listed in After/After Action Report March 1945
KILLED IN ACTION
John A. Donahee Tec 4 36585333 17 Feb 1945
Jesse (NMI) Escobedo Pfc 36588998 17 Feb 1945



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