Donald F. Holdsworth
NAME: Donald F. Holdsworth
ASN: 42020229
PLACE OF BIRTH: Jamestown, NY
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 Jul 1924
DATES OF SERVICE:
UNIT ASSIGNED: B CO 509th PIB
F CO 505th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division
CAMPAIGNS: Rome Arno, Southern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe, Rhineland
AWARDS: Parachutist Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, EAME Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
01 Jul 1943 - Inducted into the Army - No NARA Enlistment Record available
22 Jul 1943 - Entered into Active service at Buffalo, NY
28 Oct 1943 - Qualified as a Sharpshooter with the M1 Rifle
08 Jan 1944 - Pvt. Donald F. Holdsworth graduated from Parachute School and awarded the Parachutist Badge
20 Mar 1944 - Small Pox Vaccine
21 Apr 1944 - Departed the US
11 May 1944 - Arrived overseas in the ETO
Pvt.Don Holdsworth assigned to B CO 509th PIB
10 Nov 1944 - Wounded in Action awarded Purple Heart Medal
10 Mar 1945 - Tyhoid and Tetnus Shot
11 Dec 1945 - Departed overseas for the US
17 Dec 1945 - Arrived in the US
22 Dec 1945 - Pfc. Donald F. Holdsworth, Honorable Discharge at Fort Dix, NJ Seperation Center
Southern France page 108 Book: First Airborne Task Force by Michel De Trez
Don Holdsworths Parachute School graduation certificate
Henze, Holdsworth, Greenwald, Garnett, Washington are the names left to right. I assume the 5th Soldier is taking the photo since there are 5 drinks in the photo. Airborne Command patch on left sleeve and jump wings on their chest indicates photo taken while still assigned to the Parachute School after graduation in early 1944.
General Mark Clarks Citation for the 509th PIB
Richard Humerson and Don Holdsworth in Italy 1944 with the 509th
Don and seven unknown Soldiers in somewhere in Southern France with the 509th
Pvt. Donald F. Holdsworth and Leslie Rich, B Company at the fountain in Lantosque, France around Oct 1944 with the 509th
Don in formation. All Soldiers wearing freshly issued Ike Jackets indicating this photo was likely taken after the war ended in 1945. While assigned to the 505th
Don is on the right with a bottle of wine in his pocket. Other Soldiers are unknown. On pass possibly in France. Soldier wearing Ike jacket in center tends to indicate this was in the fall of 1945 after the war had ended while assigned to the 505th.
Don and Nicole in France
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