Korean War Casualty Listing
Name: Donald W. Dana
Title: Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service ID: 19362930
Birth: 1928, Los Angeles City, California
Death Date: 26 Oct 1951
Death Country: Korea
Description: Killed while a Prisoner of War
War: Korean War
Notes: Private First Class Dana was a member of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 19, 1951 and was killed by a guard on October 26, 1951.
Private First Class Dana was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Burial: 2/29/1952, per cemetery records
BIRTH
California Birth Index
Name: Donald Wesley Dana
Birth: 12 Dec 1928 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Plank
CENSUS
1930 Census, Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA; 1627 Ravenna Ave
-Wesley Dana, 25, married age 22, b. CA, father ME, mother CA, welder Union Oil
-Arlye Dana, wife, 24, married age 22, b. WI, parents WI
-Donald* Dana, son, 1yr 4mo, b. CA, father CA, mother WI
1940 Census, Harbor, Los Angeles, CA; lives at 1529 261 st; in 1935 family lived in Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA.
-Wesley E Dana 35, b. CA, Welder Oil
-Arlye P Dana, wife, 34, b. WI
-Donald* W Dana, son, 11, b. CA
Gary E Dana, son, 7 mo, b. CA
MOTHER
Wisconsin, Births and Christenings
Name: Arlye Pauline Plank
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1905
Birth Place: Hilbert, Calumet, Wisconsin
Gender: Female
Race: White
Father's Name: Edward C Plank
Father's Birth Place: Brillion, Wisconsin
Mother's Name: Addie Broeker
Mother's Birth Place: Town of Chilton, Wisconsin
Name: Donald W. Dana
Title: Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service ID: 19362930
Birth: 1928, Los Angeles City, California
Death Date: 26 Oct 1951
Death Country: Korea
Description: Killed while a Prisoner of War
War: Korean War
Notes: Private First Class Dana was a member of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 19, 1951 and was killed by a guard on October 26, 1951.
Private First Class Dana was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Burial: 2/29/1952, per cemetery records
BIRTH
California Birth Index
Name: Donald Wesley Dana
Birth: 12 Dec 1928 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Plank
CENSUS
1930 Census, Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA; 1627 Ravenna Ave
-Wesley Dana, 25, married age 22, b. CA, father ME, mother CA, welder Union Oil
-Arlye Dana, wife, 24, married age 22, b. WI, parents WI
-Donald* Dana, son, 1yr 4mo, b. CA, father CA, mother WI
1940 Census, Harbor, Los Angeles, CA; lives at 1529 261 st; in 1935 family lived in Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA.
-Wesley E Dana 35, b. CA, Welder Oil
-Arlye P Dana, wife, 34, b. WI
-Donald* W Dana, son, 11, b. CA
Gary E Dana, son, 7 mo, b. CA
MOTHER
Wisconsin, Births and Christenings
Name: Arlye Pauline Plank
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1905
Birth Place: Hilbert, Calumet, Wisconsin
Gender: Female
Race: White
Father's Name: Edward C Plank
Father's Birth Place: Brillion, Wisconsin
Mother's Name: Addie Broeker
Mother's Birth Place: Town of Chilton, Wisconsin
Korean War Casualty Listing
Name: Donald W. Dana
Title: Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service ID: 19362930
Birth: 1928, Los Angeles City, California
Death Date: 26 Oct 1951
Death Country: Korea
Description: Killed while a Prisoner of War
War: Korean War
Notes: Private First Class Dana was a member of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 19, 1951 and was killed by a guard on October 26, 1951.
Private First Class Dana was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Burial: 2/29/1952, per cemetery records
BIRTH
California Birth Index
Name: Donald Wesley Dana
Birth: 12 Dec 1928 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Plank
CENSUS
1930 Census, Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA; 1627 Ravenna Ave
-Wesley Dana, 25, married age 22, b. CA, father ME, mother CA, welder Union Oil
-Arlye Dana, wife, 24, married age 22, b. WI, parents WI
-Donald* Dana, son, 1yr 4mo, b. CA, father CA, mother WI
1940 Census, Harbor, Los Angeles, CA; lives at 1529 261 st; in 1935 family lived in Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA.
-Wesley E Dana 35, b. CA, Welder Oil
-Arlye P Dana, wife, 34, b. WI
-Donald* W Dana, son, 11, b. CA
Gary E Dana, son, 7 mo, b. CA
MOTHER
Wisconsin, Births and Christenings
Name: Arlye Pauline Plank
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1905
Birth Place: Hilbert, Calumet, Wisconsin
Gender: Female
Race: White
Father's Name: Edward C Plank
Father's Birth Place: Brillion, Wisconsin
Mother's Name: Addie Broeker
Mother's Birth Place: Town of Chilton, Wisconsin
Name: Donald W. Dana
Title: Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service ID: 19362930
Birth: 1928, Los Angeles City, California
Death Date: 26 Oct 1951
Death Country: Korea
Description: Killed while a Prisoner of War
War: Korean War
Notes: Private First Class Dana was a member of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 19, 1951 and was killed by a guard on October 26, 1951.
Private First Class Dana was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Burial: 2/29/1952, per cemetery records
BIRTH
California Birth Index
Name: Donald Wesley Dana
Birth: 12 Dec 1928 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Plank
CENSUS
1930 Census, Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA; 1627 Ravenna Ave
-Wesley Dana, 25, married age 22, b. CA, father ME, mother CA, welder Union Oil
-Arlye Dana, wife, 24, married age 22, b. WI, parents WI
-Donald* Dana, son, 1yr 4mo, b. CA, father CA, mother WI
1940 Census, Harbor, Los Angeles, CA; lives at 1529 261 st; in 1935 family lived in Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA.
-Wesley E Dana 35, b. CA, Welder Oil
-Arlye P Dana, wife, 34, b. WI
-Donald* W Dana, son, 11, b. CA
Gary E Dana, son, 7 mo, b. CA
MOTHER
Wisconsin, Births and Christenings
Name: Arlye Pauline Plank
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1905
Birth Place: Hilbert, Calumet, Wisconsin
Gender: Female
Race: White
Father's Name: Edward C Plank
Father's Birth Place: Brillion, Wisconsin
Mother's Name: Addie Broeker
Mother's Birth Place: Town of Chilton, Wisconsin
Inscription
Donald W. Dana
Beloved Husband
1928 - 1951
