Donald G. Balmer is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:
Name:
Donald G. Balmer
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
33461781
Unit:
147th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-09-17
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
I
Row:
15
Grave:
11
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Donald G. Balmer was born on November 4, 1923, in Lawrenceville, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
He entered the Army in February 1943 and trained at Camp Swift, Tex., and Camp Balding, Fla. At the time of his death, Donald served as a Corporal in Company A, 147th Engineer Combat Battalion. He was Killed in Action on September 17, 1944, in France and is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.