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POLLOCK, Donald Chester - Date of
birth
7 January 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Greenport, Suffolk County, New York -
Hometown
Southold, Suffolk County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32827508 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 58 |
Immediate family
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Members
John K. Pollock (father)
Marjorie L. (Lester) Pollock (mother)
William B. Pollock (half-brother)
Lester F. Pollock (half-brother)
Evelyn A. Pollock (half-sister)
Arthur M. Pollock (half-brother)
John L. Pollock (half-brother)
Annie M. Pollock (half-sister)
Everett G. Phillips (half-brother)
Helen R. Pollock (sister)
Edward L. Pollock (brother)
Doris F. Pollock (sister)
Ella B. Pollock (sister)
More information
Pfc Donald C. Pollock grew up in the National Orphans Home in Wyandot County, Ohio after the death of his parents.He was unemployed when he enlisted in New York City, New York on 8 March 1943.
On 21 November 1944, he died in the hospital from pneumonia, while he was treated for his wounds at his ribs, spine and trunk caused by artillery shell fragments. The exact location where he died is not known.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave – Andy, www.ancestry.com – ejm12555