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RICE, Donald Blain - Date of
birth
28 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho -
Hometown
Cassia County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39932936 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 April 1945 - Place of
death
Kehnert, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 4 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jesse B. Rice (father)
Clarissa C. (Smith) Rice (mother)
Joseph C. Rice (brother)
John W. Rice (brother)
Everett S. Rice (brother)
Helen Rice (sister)
More information
Pfc Donald B. Rice enlisted in Butte, Montana on 19 July 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Marilyn Bowers Jensen, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / 1930 Census / various family trees, www.coulthart.com/134, "Biography of a Battalion" by Dr. James Huston
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Marilyn Bowers Jensen via Helen Rice Herzinger (sister)