Son of Mary Anne Pohlman and Chester Freeman Doan(10), William Samuel Doan(9), Israel(8), Abraham Doan(7), Joseph(6), Joseph(5), Israel(4), Daniel(3), Daniel(2), Deacon John Doane(1). Married to Thelma Irene Hawkins on 03 May 1941 in Lyons, Rice Co, KS. Died somewhere in New Guinea from wounds sustained May 10, 1944. His body was returned and buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, KS.

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The Hutchinson News, 14 Jan 1949, Friday

MORE KANSANS' BODIES BACK

Remains of 4,504 Americans who lost their lives during World War 2 have been returned to the United States from the Pacific area aboard the United States Army Transport Sergeant Jack J. Penleton.

Armed forces dead interred in temporary military cemeteries in New Guinea and the Philippine Islands are among those brought back to this country.

A total of 70 remains were returned upon instruction of kin residing in Kansas.

Following is a partial list of remains returned at the request of next of kin residing in Kansas: Rank, Name, Branch, Next-of-Kin:

Sgt. August W. Doan, Army--Mary A. Doan, Iuka.

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August W Doan in the U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name: August W Doan
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Kansas
State of Residence: Kansas
County or City: Pratt
Enlistment Date: 5 Aug 1940
Enlistment State: Kansas
Enlistment City:Wichita
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Philippine Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Carpenters
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 185

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The Hutchinson News, 22 Feb 1949, Tuesday

SGT. AUGUST WILLIAM DOAN

Preston--Final rites for Sgt. August William Doan, of Preston, who died May 16, 1944, of injuries suffered while serving at Milne, Bay, New Guinea, will be held at Greenlawn cemetery, Pratt at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The body will arrive here early Tuesday and will remain at the American Legion home in Preston until 2 p.m. The Preston American Legion post will be in charge.

Sgt. Doan, lifetime resident of the Preston and Iuka neighborhoods, was injured fatally when an army truck tire he was inflating exploded, the lock rim striking him on the jaw. He had served nearly four years.

Survivors include a son, Chester, 7; a daughter, Mary Francis, 5, the remarried widow, Mrs. Thelma Warner, Great Bend; three brothers, George and Garland, both Preston, and Jack, Larned; one sister, Mrs. Mary Ellen Honeman, Iuka. The father, Chester F. Doan, died Feb. 22, 1948 and the mother died last July 6.

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NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Pratt County, Kansas...Died Non-Battle.

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August W Doan in the U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945

Name: August W Doan
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Kansas
Disposition: According to next of ki
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Service Number:17009079

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August W Doan in the U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

Name: August W Doan [August William Doan]
Birth Date: 26 Oct 1921
Death Date: 16 May 1944
Cemetery: Greenlawn Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Pratt, Kansas