United States Navy Sailor. He served as a Quartermaster 3rd Class as part of the crew of the "Fletcher"-class destroyer "USS Heermann" (DD-532) He was killed during the October 25, 1944 Battle of Samar in the Philippine Islands, when his ship took part in fending off a powerful Japanese naval force.
He was buried at sea, and is listed on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, Philippines.
His family erected a cenotaph for him in their plot in Forest Home Cemetery, Fifield, Price County, Wisconsin.
Name: Howard Frederick Doan
Relative Name: Mr. and Mrs. Smith Doan
Relative Relationship: Parents (Parent)
State: Wisconsin
Country: United States
Type of Casualty: Killed In Action
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Howard F Doan
Inducted From: Wisconsin
Rank: Quartermaster Third Class
Combat Organization: United States Navy Reserve
Death Date: 26 Oct 1944
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
He was buried at sea, and is listed on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, Philippines.
His family erected a cenotaph for him in their plot in Forest Home Cemetery, Fifield, Price County, Wisconsin.
Name: Howard Frederick Doan
Relative Name: Mr. and Mrs. Smith Doan
Relative Relationship: Parents (Parent)
State: Wisconsin
Country: United States
Type of Casualty: Killed In Action
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Howard F Doan
Inducted From: Wisconsin
Rank: Quartermaster Third Class
Combat Organization: United States Navy Reserve
Death Date: 26 Oct 1944
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
United States Navy Sailor. He served as a Quartermaster 3rd Class as part of the crew of the "Fletcher"-class destroyer "USS Heermann" (DD-532) He was killed during the October 25, 1944 Battle of Samar in the Philippine Islands, when his ship took part in fending off a powerful Japanese naval force.
He was buried at sea, and is listed on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, Philippines.
His family erected a cenotaph for him in their plot in Forest Home Cemetery, Fifield, Price County, Wisconsin.
Name: Howard Frederick Doan
Relative Name: Mr. and Mrs. Smith Doan
Relative Relationship: Parents (Parent)
State: Wisconsin
Country: United States
Type of Casualty: Killed In Action
_________________________________
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Howard F Doan
Inducted From: Wisconsin
Rank: Quartermaster Third Class
Combat Organization: United States Navy Reserve
Death Date: 26 Oct 1944
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
He was buried at sea, and is listed on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, Philippines.
His family erected a cenotaph for him in their plot in Forest Home Cemetery, Fifield, Price County, Wisconsin.
Name: Howard Frederick Doan
Relative Name: Mr. and Mrs. Smith Doan
Relative Relationship: Parents (Parent)
State: Wisconsin
Country: United States
Type of Casualty: Killed In Action
_________________________________
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Howard F Doan
Inducted From: Wisconsin
Rank: Quartermaster Third Class
Combat Organization: United States Navy Reserve
Death Date: 26 Oct 1944
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
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