Name:
George Mark McDonald
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
13049540
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
A
Row:
11
Grave:
9
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
George Mark McDonald was born on August 25, 1922, in the District of Columbia. He was the son of Ronald Leroy McDonald and Ruth Ashmore Kernodle McDonald. He was employed as an Office Clerk before enlisting in the Army on January 21, 1942.
George served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 7, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. Sgt McDonald is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.