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Scholz, Donald Rudolph

Date of death:
June 7th, 1944 (Normandy, France)
Nationality:
American

Biography

Private First Class Scholz was taken prisoner on 6 June 1944 and placed in a truck convey carrying many U.S. POW's. Private First Class Scholz was killed when Allied fighters strafed the convoy.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company B, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded for:
Operation Overlord
Killed In Action.

Posthumously awarded.
Purple Heart

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