DIES IN ACTION-SGT. FINKBEINER KILLED IN GERMANY
Manchester- Sgt. Donald J. Finkbeiner, 24 year old only son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob A. Finkbeiner, of Bridgewater, was killed in action March 21 1945, in Germany, the War department informed his parents.
The first known casualty of the village of Bridgewater, Sgt. Finkbeiner had been overseas since last September. He was stationed in England and saw combat duty in France and Germany. He was with the 119th Engineers of the Seventh Army's 12th Armored Division.
Born Feb. 4, 1921, in Saline, the sergeant attended Saline High school where he was a pitcher on the baseball team and played basketball and football. Until his induction in October, 1942, he was employed at the Buhr Machine Tool Co., Ann Arbor, as a pattern designer, and was also a pitcher for the company baseball team. He was a member of the Ann Arbor Moose Lodge.
Among his service stations in this country were Fort Custer, Camp Campbell, Ky. and Camp Barkley, Tex. He left from New York City for overseas duty.
Besides his parents, a sister, Irene B. Finkbeiner, at home, survives.
April 7, 1945 - Ann Arbor News, page 3
Contributor:
Jean Williams - [email protected]
Manchester- Sgt. Donald J. Finkbeiner, 24 year old only son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob A. Finkbeiner, of Bridgewater, was killed in action March 21 1945, in Germany, the War department informed his parents.
The first known casualty of the village of Bridgewater, Sgt. Finkbeiner had been overseas since last September. He was stationed in England and saw combat duty in France and Germany. He was with the 119th Engineers of the Seventh Army's 12th Armored Division.
Born Feb. 4, 1921, in Saline, the sergeant attended Saline High school where he was a pitcher on the baseball team and played basketball and football. Until his induction in October, 1942, he was employed at the Buhr Machine Tool Co., Ann Arbor, as a pattern designer, and was also a pitcher for the company baseball team. He was a member of the Ann Arbor Moose Lodge.
Among his service stations in this country were Fort Custer, Camp Campbell, Ky. and Camp Barkley, Tex. He left from New York City for overseas duty.
Besides his parents, a sister, Irene B. Finkbeiner, at home, survives.
April 7, 1945 - Ann Arbor News, page 3
Contributor:
Jean Williams - [email protected]
DIES IN ACTION-SGT. FINKBEINER KILLED IN GERMANY
Manchester- Sgt. Donald J. Finkbeiner, 24 year old only son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob A. Finkbeiner, of Bridgewater, was killed in action March 21 1945, in Germany, the War department informed his parents.
The first known casualty of the village of Bridgewater, Sgt. Finkbeiner had been overseas since last September. He was stationed in England and saw combat duty in France and Germany. He was with the 119th Engineers of the Seventh Army's 12th Armored Division.
Born Feb. 4, 1921, in Saline, the sergeant attended Saline High school where he was a pitcher on the baseball team and played basketball and football. Until his induction in October, 1942, he was employed at the Buhr Machine Tool Co., Ann Arbor, as a pattern designer, and was also a pitcher for the company baseball team. He was a member of the Ann Arbor Moose Lodge.
Among his service stations in this country were Fort Custer, Camp Campbell, Ky. and Camp Barkley, Tex. He left from New York City for overseas duty.
Besides his parents, a sister, Irene B. Finkbeiner, at home, survives.
April 7, 1945 - Ann Arbor News, page 3
Contributor:
Jean Williams - [email protected]
Manchester- Sgt. Donald J. Finkbeiner, 24 year old only son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob A. Finkbeiner, of Bridgewater, was killed in action March 21 1945, in Germany, the War department informed his parents.
The first known casualty of the village of Bridgewater, Sgt. Finkbeiner had been overseas since last September. He was stationed in England and saw combat duty in France and Germany. He was with the 119th Engineers of the Seventh Army's 12th Armored Division.
Born Feb. 4, 1921, in Saline, the sergeant attended Saline High school where he was a pitcher on the baseball team and played basketball and football. Until his induction in October, 1942, he was employed at the Buhr Machine Tool Co., Ann Arbor, as a pattern designer, and was also a pitcher for the company baseball team. He was a member of the Ann Arbor Moose Lodge.
Among his service stations in this country were Fort Custer, Camp Campbell, Ky. and Camp Barkley, Tex. He left from New York City for overseas duty.
Besides his parents, a sister, Irene B. Finkbeiner, at home, survives.
April 7, 1945 - Ann Arbor News, page 3
Contributor:
Jean Williams - [email protected]
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