Rank and Name, Corporal Howard Benjamin McDonald Jr.
Unit/Placed in, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (G-Comp), 82nd Airborne Division “All American”.
Howard is born on 26 May, 1923 in Fillemore, California.
Father, Howard B. McDonald.
Mother, Marada M. (Currier) McDonald.
Sister(s), Anna M. McDonald.
Brother(s), Norman F. McDonald.
Howard enlisted the service in California with service number # 19176526.
Howard was KIA in the Belgium Jump near Thier-du-Mont on 12 Jan. 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Howard is buried/mentioned at Bardsdale Cemetery, Fillmore, Ventura County, California, USA.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90362809/howard-benjamin-mcdonald
Thanks to, http://www.508pir.org/
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRKN-96B
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/
Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/
