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Personal info

Full name
HAND, Donald Eugene
Date of birth
22 May 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Laurel, Cedar County, Nebraska
Hometown
Lancaster County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37477070
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 12 9

Immediate family

Members
Cecil C. Hand (father)
Levina M. (Allen) Hand (mother)
Shirley M. Hand (sister)
Maxine (Thompson) Hand (wife)

More information

Donald was a graduate of Lincoln High School and worked at a railroad company.

He was sent overseas on 27 August 1944.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Hand Family Tree, The Lincoln Star

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - The Lincoln Star