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Grave marker for George E. Donohue in
the Shadow Lawn Memory Garden, Newell (Hancock County), WV
George enlisted in the Army on 30
March 1943 in Akron, OH, He volunteered for parachutist duty and
after completion of jump school he was assigned to the 508th PIR.
Pvt Donohue participated on the jump into Normandy and
was taken captive. He was held as a POW until mid-1945 when he was
liberated from Stalag 4F + Work Camps Hartmannsdorf-Chemnitz Saxony
51-12.
On 12 June 1945, Pvt Donahue was aboard the USS Admiral
W. S. Benson (MOVEMENT ORDERS GROUP RO 1049-2-B) when it arrived in New
York City Harbor (see line 83) |
