GREEN BERETS Schnably, Donald Francis (Donnie)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Schnably ​

• FORENAME

Donald Francis (Donnie/Dutch)​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (Company B,Det A-239) ​

• RANK

First Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

234801039 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

1st December 1969 ​

• AGE

21 ​

• GRAVESITE

Belington Fraternal Cemetery,Belington,Barbour County,West Virginia​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Weston,West Virginia​

born 24.6.1948 Elkins,West Virginia​

son of Caroline Jane (nee Wolfe) (formerly Schnably) Cutlip and late Lester Donald Schnably​

father (1922-53) served as Pvt in WW2​

husband of Karen (nee Poe) Schnably (1 daughter Jeanie)​

graduated Philip Barbour High School 1966​

attended Greenbrier Military Academy​

entered service 15.1.1967​

Fort Knox,Kentucky (basic training)​

commissioned 2Lt​

graduated SF School,Fort Bragg​

graduated Airborne School,Fort Benning,Georgia​

graduated Jungle Warfare School,Panama​

5 SF Group 1968-69​

psychological operations officer (SF qualified)​

awards Silver Star,Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster​

promoted Captain posthumously​

KIA Duc Lap,Quang Duc Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 15W Line 14 ​

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