WWII

Donald L. Nazworth

Rate / Rank
Private

Birthdate
August 20 1914

Date of Death
August 27 1944

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
December 9 1943 - August 27 1944

Conflicts & Campaigns

Normandy, France; Landed on Utah Beach, August 13, 1944.

Significant Duty Stations

Basic Training; Fort Polk, Louisiana. Advanced Training; Fort Benning, Georgia. Camp Shanks, New York. 434th Armored Field Artillery, 7th Battalion, 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seven" US Third Army, Turned down an Honorable Discharge offered because he lost part of his hand in a hunting accident.

Decorations & Citations

Purple Heart; (KIA France, August 27, 1944) European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one battle star. Received the Purple Heart. Was killed while operating a walkie-talkie as an advanced
fire control director for field artillery. The enemy shelled the building from which he was operating, resulting in his death.

Notes

US Army serial number 34-576-107. Attended Wayside and Whigham Schools. Born: Whigham, Grady County, Georgia. Burial; Springhill Methodist Church Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.