| | | |
|
|
First Name: Melvin
Last Name: Donahew
Birthplace: Irene, TX, USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Army (1784 - present)
Home of Record: Waco, TX |
|
Middle Name: B.
Date of Birth: 02 November 1919
Date of Death: 08 December 1943
Rank: Sergeant
Years Served: |
|
Melvin Boyd Donahew
|
|
|
Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945)
|
|
Biography:
|
|
Melvin Boyd Donahew
Sergeant, U. S. Army
Silver Star
Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 192 (1944)
(UNCONFIRMED – Citation Needed): Melvin B. Donahew, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 36th Infantry Division during World War II.
The War Department made a press release about the awarded Silver Star (posthumously) in SIS press release B-254.
|
|
Origin of Nickname/Handle: |
Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 6/28/2025.
|
|
Honoree ID: 338682 |
|
Created by:
drjones46 |
