Edward served as a Sergeant, 335th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Montgomery County, Maryland prior to the war.
At Harvard, Donaldson qualified for the foreign language section of A.S.T.P., but when the program was abandoned, he was inducted into the Infantry.
He enlisted in the Army on February 11, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being Single, without dependents.
After training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, he went overseas in November with the 69th Division. From England, he was sent to France as a replacement for the 84th Division, which he joined in Belgium, January 10. The First Army, of which the 84th Division was then a part, having blunted the spearhead of von Rundstedt's forces in the "Bulge," was then engaged in driving them back into Germany.
During this fighting, Donaldson was promoted from Private to Sergeant. In late February, the 84th Division having returned to the Ninth Army, Donaldson took part in the drive from northeast of Geilenkirchen, across the Roer River to the Rhine.
Then his division was drawn back to Krefeld, which it had captured on its way, and given a rest.
On March 26, he wrote, ". . . nothing new as yet. Keep your eye out for us when the break-through comes. We'll probably be up there at the head of it."
Eleven days later the division was near Eisbergen, and there Donaldson, while leading his squad in an attack on an enemy machine gun position, was "Killed In Action". He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33904641
Chase Donaldson, the grandson of Frank Donaldson, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chase Donaldson, by his sister, Mrs. John McQuade, and by his brothers, Henry Thompson Donaldson and James Kemp Donaldson.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Montgomery County, Maryland prior to the war.
At Harvard, Donaldson qualified for the foreign language section of A.S.T.P., but when the program was abandoned, he was inducted into the Infantry.
He enlisted in the Army on February 11, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being Single, without dependents.
After training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, he went overseas in November with the 69th Division. From England, he was sent to France as a replacement for the 84th Division, which he joined in Belgium, January 10. The First Army, of which the 84th Division was then a part, having blunted the spearhead of von Rundstedt's forces in the "Bulge," was then engaged in driving them back into Germany.
During this fighting, Donaldson was promoted from Private to Sergeant. In late February, the 84th Division having returned to the Ninth Army, Donaldson took part in the drive from northeast of Geilenkirchen, across the Roer River to the Rhine.
Then his division was drawn back to Krefeld, which it had captured on its way, and given a rest.
On March 26, he wrote, ". . . nothing new as yet. Keep your eye out for us when the break-through comes. We'll probably be up there at the head of it."
Eleven days later the division was near Eisbergen, and there Donaldson, while leading his squad in an attack on an enemy machine gun position, was "Killed In Action". He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33904641
Chase Donaldson, the grandson of Frank Donaldson, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chase Donaldson, by his sister, Mrs. John McQuade, and by his brothers, Henry Thompson Donaldson and James Kemp Donaldson.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Edward served as a Sergeant, 335th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Montgomery County, Maryland prior to the war.
At Harvard, Donaldson qualified for the foreign language section of A.S.T.P., but when the program was abandoned, he was inducted into the Infantry.
He enlisted in the Army on February 11, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being Single, without dependents.
After training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, he went overseas in November with the 69th Division. From England, he was sent to France as a replacement for the 84th Division, which he joined in Belgium, January 10. The First Army, of which the 84th Division was then a part, having blunted the spearhead of von Rundstedt's forces in the "Bulge," was then engaged in driving them back into Germany.
During this fighting, Donaldson was promoted from Private to Sergeant. In late February, the 84th Division having returned to the Ninth Army, Donaldson took part in the drive from northeast of Geilenkirchen, across the Roer River to the Rhine.
Then his division was drawn back to Krefeld, which it had captured on its way, and given a rest.
On March 26, he wrote, ". . . nothing new as yet. Keep your eye out for us when the break-through comes. We'll probably be up there at the head of it."
Eleven days later the division was near Eisbergen, and there Donaldson, while leading his squad in an attack on an enemy machine gun position, was "Killed In Action". He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33904641
Chase Donaldson, the grandson of Frank Donaldson, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chase Donaldson, by his sister, Mrs. John McQuade, and by his brothers, Henry Thompson Donaldson and James Kemp Donaldson.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Montgomery County, Maryland prior to the war.
At Harvard, Donaldson qualified for the foreign language section of A.S.T.P., but when the program was abandoned, he was inducted into the Infantry.
He enlisted in the Army on February 11, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being Single, without dependents.
After training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, he went overseas in November with the 69th Division. From England, he was sent to France as a replacement for the 84th Division, which he joined in Belgium, January 10. The First Army, of which the 84th Division was then a part, having blunted the spearhead of von Rundstedt's forces in the "Bulge," was then engaged in driving them back into Germany.
During this fighting, Donaldson was promoted from Private to Sergeant. In late February, the 84th Division having returned to the Ninth Army, Donaldson took part in the drive from northeast of Geilenkirchen, across the Roer River to the Rhine.
Then his division was drawn back to Krefeld, which it had captured on its way, and given a rest.
On March 26, he wrote, ". . . nothing new as yet. Keep your eye out for us when the break-through comes. We'll probably be up there at the head of it."
Eleven days later the division was near Eisbergen, and there Donaldson, while leading his squad in an attack on an enemy machine gun position, was "Killed In Action". He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33904641
Chase Donaldson, the grandson of Frank Donaldson, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chase Donaldson, by his sister, Mrs. John McQuade, and by his brothers, Henry Thompson Donaldson and James Kemp Donaldson.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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