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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 5257" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Donahue </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Thomas </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Company L (Ranger),75th Infantry </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>474524105 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>22nd May 1970 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>21 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Gethsemane Cemetery, New Hope, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Minneapolis,Minnesota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 11.4.1949</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>promoted Staff Sgt posthumously</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA Quang Tin Province,South Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 10W Line 79 </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-donahue.34887/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/34/34887-e588b34ef6f4551d95f9fdd2d0e584d5.jpg?1611170982" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-donahue.34886/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/34/34886-304fd6994bbd81b2c6aff474af540480.jpg?1611170967" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-donahue.34885/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/34/34885-85618b420110b0ce6bf447b013bdd28d.jpg?1611170946" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-donahue-grave.34884/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/34/34884-0c1e9f0f4cfdee3f4528961b0c6871e0.jpg?1611170914" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">The following information, stories and comments below were taken from the historic book “THE FACES BEHIND THE NAMES - The Vietnam War”.</span></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>John Thomas Donahue</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>Army Staff Sergeant</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>Born: April 11, 1949</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>Died: May 22, 1970</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>John Thomas Donahue was born April 11, 1949 to John Bowe Donahue and Marie Evelyn Friendshuh Donahue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was the fifth of eight children. John quickly learned to hold his own among this crew with his wit, smile and great sense of humor. Wherever he was, there were friends and laughter. John could exploit the humorous side of any situation. He had a serious, down-to-earth love for family, friends, state and country. Most of John’s training took place in the South but he spoke often of wanting to be in Minnesota where winters were cold and snowy for skiing, and summers glorious for exploring the northern wilderness.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>We had a limited number of pets, but we always had a cat. John named his favorite cat “Wolfie,” and had many crazy moments training this cat to jump, each time a little higher, until it jumped from the floor to above his head, which was about 6’2”.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>Exploring the woods and banks of the Mississippi in North Minneapolis with brother Mike and friends Bruce Mozey, Greg Olson, Mike Ryan, Joe Kraska and Curtis Nyberg, prepared John for his Army training.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>John attended St. Bridget Elementary School and De La Salle High school, and graduated from Patrick Henry High School in North Minneapolis in 1967. He enlisted that summer and went to Fort Leonard Wood for training, then advanced to training for Special Forces in April 1968. He went to Fort Benning, Georgia; Mt. McKinley, Alaska; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and Fort Devens, Massachusetts. John specialized in engineering and demolition. He went to Vietnam in September, 1969.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>SP5 John T. Donahue was killed in action in Vietnam on May 22, 1970. He was promoted posthumously to grade SSG E-6 AUS. Prior to death, John had been awarded the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Expert Badge with automatic rifle bar, Sharpshooter Badge with pistol bar and the Marksmanship Badge with rifle bar. The Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medal were awarded posthumously.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">I quote from one of his awards, the Army Commendation Medal, “Through diligence and determination he invariably accomplished every task with dispatch and efficiency. His unrelenting loyalty, initiative and perseverance brought him wide acclaim and inspired others to strive for maximum achievement.” </span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 5257, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Donahue [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Thomas [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Company L (Ranger),75th Infantry [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sergeant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]474524105 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]22nd May 1970 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]21 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Gethsemane Cemetery, New Hope, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Minneapolis,Minnesota[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 11.4.1949[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]single[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]promoted Staff Sgt posthumously[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA Quang Tin Province,South Vietnam[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. 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He was the fifth of eight children. John quickly learned to hold his own among this crew with his wit, smile and great sense of humor. Wherever he was, there were friends and laughter. John could exploit the humorous side of any situation. He had a serious, down-to-earth love for family, friends, state and country. Most of John’s training took place in the South but he spoke often of wanting to be in Minnesota where winters were cold and snowy for skiing, and summers glorious for exploring the northern wilderness.[/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I][/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]We had a limited number of pets, but we always had a cat. John named his favorite cat “Wolfie,” and had many crazy moments training this cat to jump, each time a little higher, until it jumped from the floor to above his head, which was about 6’2”.[/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]Exploring the woods and banks of the Mississippi in North Minneapolis with brother Mike and friends Bruce Mozey, Greg Olson, Mike Ryan, Joe Kraska and Curtis Nyberg, prepared John for his Army training.[/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I][/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]John attended St. Bridget Elementary School and De La Salle High school, and graduated from Patrick Henry High School in North Minneapolis in 1967. He enlisted that summer and went to Fort Leonard Wood for training, then advanced to training for Special Forces in April 1968. He went to Fort Benning, Georgia; Mt. McKinley, Alaska; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and Fort Devens, Massachusetts. John specialized in engineering and demolition. He went to Vietnam in September, 1969.[/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I][/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]SP5 John T. Donahue was killed in action in Vietnam on May 22, 1970. He was promoted posthumously to grade SSG E-6 AUS. Prior to death, John had been awarded the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Expert Badge with automatic rifle bar, Sharpshooter Badge with pistol bar and the Marksmanship Badge with rifle bar. The Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medal were awarded posthumously.[/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I][/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]I quote from one of his awards, the Army Commendation Medal, “Through diligence and determination he invariably accomplished every task with dispatch and efficiency. His unrelenting loyalty, initiative and perseverance brought him wide acclaim and inspired others to strive for maximum achievement.” [/COLOR][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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