US PARAS Matheny, Donald Gail

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Matheny​

• FORENAME

Donald Gail​

• UNIT

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A)​

• RANK

Private​

• NUMBER

35848272​

• DATE OF DEATH

26th February 1945​

• AGE

19​

• GRAVESITE

Harrisville IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 07.10.1925 Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA​

father Wilbur Rymer Matheny (1889-1943)​

mother Metta C. (nee Wilson) Matheny (1894-1989)​

3 years high school​

attended Harrisville High School​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

student on draft card​

07.10.1943 draft card Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virgina​

18.01.1944 entered service Clarksburg, West Virgina​

KIA Corregidor Island, Philippines​

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