Special Forces
Roll Of Honour
Special Forces
Roll Of Honour
Home
Categories
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New articles
New media comments
New profile posts
New article comments
Latest activity
Entries
Roll Of Honour
Awards
Popski's Private Army Roster
Operations
War Diaries
Today In History
Web Links
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Entries
Roll Of Honour
Bignall, Donald Everett
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
3 Para
By Patrick Bishop
Put Us Down In Hell: The Combat History Of The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment In World War II
By Phil Nordyke
Message
<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 16586" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bignall </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Donald Everett</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company I) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Corporal </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>19138691 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>6th June 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>26</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot H Row 9 Grave 23 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Contra Costa, California</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 04.10.1917 Los Angeles County, California, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>4 years high school</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>civil occupation skilled mechanics and repairmen</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Standard Oil Company</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married upon enlistment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>wife Anita Harriett Bignall, 714 10th Street, Richmond, California</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>daughter Bonnie Beth</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>16.10.1940 draft card Richmond, California</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>29.09.1942 entered service San Francisco, California</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Next of kin - Mother. Mrs. Lillian Bignall Flynn, 6720 Potrero Avenue, El Cerrito, California</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA Normandy (Shot down near Magneville C-47A Skytrain #42-100905)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-bignall-grave.39779/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39779-c259640b8c899662d6a7b78b39b0eb2c.jpg?1705085709" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 16586, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bignall [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Donald Everett[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company I) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Corporal [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]19138691 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]6th June 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]26[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot H Row 9 Grave 23 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Contra Costa, California[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 04.10.1917 Los Angeles County, California, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]4 years high school[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]civil occupation skilled mechanics and repairmen[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Standard Oil Company[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married upon enlistment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]wife Anita Harriett Bignall, 714 10th Street, Richmond, California[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]daughter Bonnie Beth[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]16.10.1940 draft card Richmond, California[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]29.09.1942 entered service San Francisco, California[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Next of kin - Mother. Mrs. Lillian Bignall Flynn, 6720 Potrero Avenue, El Cerrito, California[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA Normandy (Shot down near Magneville C-47A Skytrain #42-100905)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-bignall-grave.39779/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39779-c259640b8c899662d6a7b78b39b0eb2c.jpg?1705085709[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
Entries
Roll Of Honour
Bignall, Donald Everett
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top