USMC World War II
1LT James R. Donovan died of wounds Marianas Is, June 18, 1944 Buried at Sea
Unit Head quarters Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Peoria, Illinois
Wife, Mrs. James R. Donovan
Service#O-018062
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1Lt. Donovan was wounded in action while serving with the 24th Marine Regiment of the 4th Marine Division on Saipan.He was evacuated to a hospital ship but eventually succumbed to his wounds. He was buried at sea with all military honors and is listed on the tablets of the missing Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii, 1st/Lt. James R. Donovan This memorial is a cenotaph.
Footnote: A daughter, Miss Margaret Ann, would be born to Lt. James & Mrs. Helen Donovan at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria on Sunday night, August 14, 1944.
1LT James R. Donovan died of wounds Marianas Is, June 18, 1944 Buried at Sea
Unit Head quarters Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Peoria, Illinois
Wife, Mrs. James R. Donovan
Service#O-018062
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1Lt. Donovan was wounded in action while serving with the 24th Marine Regiment of the 4th Marine Division on Saipan.He was evacuated to a hospital ship but eventually succumbed to his wounds. He was buried at sea with all military honors and is listed on the tablets of the missing Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii, 1st/Lt. James R. Donovan This memorial is a cenotaph.
Footnote: A daughter, Miss Margaret Ann, would be born to Lt. James & Mrs. Helen Donovan at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria on Sunday night, August 14, 1944.
USMC World War II
1LT James R. Donovan died of wounds Marianas Is, June 18, 1944 Buried at Sea
Unit Head quarters Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Peoria, Illinois
Wife, Mrs. James R. Donovan
Service#O-018062
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1Lt. Donovan was wounded in action while serving with the 24th Marine Regiment of the 4th Marine Division on Saipan.He was evacuated to a hospital ship but eventually succumbed to his wounds. He was buried at sea with all military honors and is listed on the tablets of the missing Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii, 1st/Lt. James R. Donovan This memorial is a cenotaph.
Footnote: A daughter, Miss Margaret Ann, would be born to Lt. James & Mrs. Helen Donovan at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria on Sunday night, August 14, 1944.
1LT James R. Donovan died of wounds Marianas Is, June 18, 1944 Buried at Sea
Unit Head quarters Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Peoria, Illinois
Wife, Mrs. James R. Donovan
Service#O-018062
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1Lt. Donovan was wounded in action while serving with the 24th Marine Regiment of the 4th Marine Division on Saipan.He was evacuated to a hospital ship but eventually succumbed to his wounds. He was buried at sea with all military honors and is listed on the tablets of the missing Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii, 1st/Lt. James R. Donovan This memorial is a cenotaph.
Footnote: A daughter, Miss Margaret Ann, would be born to Lt. James & Mrs. Helen Donovan at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria on Sunday night, August 14, 1944.
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