Edward Everett Donnelly^{[1, 2]}

1912 - 1944  (32 years)

• Name	Edward Everett Donnelly  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Christening	Jul 1912	St. Patrick's R.C. Church, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
  Birth	13 Jul 1912	Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Name	Eddy
  _UID	6873D50A2250144CA337FAAE3F406ED4CF28
  Death	3 Dec 1944	Volksberg, Alsace, France   [7, 8]
  	Cause: Killed in action
  Burial	Abt 1947	Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, Moselle, Lorraine, France
  Notes	1920 US Census, 7 Master Sergeant, 105th Inf, NYNG. Activated in 1940. Served first at Fr. McClellan, AL. Commissioned 2LT, at Ft Benning, 14 Nov 1942. Received 2 wks leave immediately after, visiting home, then was to report to Ascadero, CA, by 29 Nov 1942. Apparently then assigned to 114th Inf, deploying to ETO with that unit as part of the 44th Infantry Division, 7th US Army. The 44th Infantry Division landed in France via Cherbourg, 15 September 1944, and trained for a month before entering combat, 18 October 1944, when it relieved the 79th Division American Battle Monuments Commission website: http://www.abmc.gov/detailww.asp Edward E. Donnelly Entered the Service from: New York Died: December 3, 1944 Buried at: Plot K Row 2 Grave 8 Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France Awards: Purple Heart 1LT, Co A, 114th Inf Regt, 44th Inf Div, XV Corps, 7th Army, 6th Army Group, ETO Was MSG, 105th Inf Regt (NYNG), 27th Inf Div Interred Plot B, Row 4, Grave 187, U.S. Military Cemetery, Hochfelden, France Purple Heart and CIB, posthumous Notes on the burial information: 4 December 1944 - Hochfelden temporary cemetery opened - closed on 20 December 1944 - reopened in January 1945 to receive the remains of men who fell during the German Counteroffensive - reclosed on 18 February 1945. Per http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/barracks/1267/ww2/ww2tc.html. On October 1, 1947, Congress authorized the disinterment and final burial of the heroic dead of World War II. The family chose to have him permanently interred in a United States Military Cemetery overseas, so his final resting place is in St. Avold (France) U.S. Military Cemetery. A white cross identifies his grave. Per http://sedalia.k12.mo.us/wwii/simonR.htm From the letter to his widow: "The regiment was attacking a town called Volksburg. It was a strongly held place located on high ground and was difficult to take. Our first assault was beaten back. Donnelly was hit with small arms fire and instantly killed while leading this attack. He fell nearest the town of any of our men. We continued the attack and finally took the town about dark. Our dead are buried in the Central American Cemetery near Lunville. All the officers and men who knew him felt a deep personal loss which far exceeded that shown for anyone else before or since. No one could have shown more courage or leadership." -from clipping, 14 Apr 1945 Troy Record, p7, col5, with photo. Attended Valley Falls High School. Played for school baseball team. Godparents: Annie Shay, James Henry Mason; Fr. Fahey Enlisted, 105th Inf, 1940, as a clerk in the adjutant's office. Inducted into Federal service with the regiment Oct, 1940 and advanced to staff sergeant. Subsequently promoted to master sergeant prior to receiving his commission.
  Person ID	I14	broderick
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Peter Henry Donnelly,   b. 30 Jun 1876, Droylsden, Lancashire, England d. 18 Sep 1950, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Catherine Ann Mason,   b. 5 Mar 1884, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada d. 11 Oct 1918, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1911	St. Patrick's R.C. Church, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  	St. Patrick's parish was merged on June 4, 2002 with Our Lady of Angels and Blessed Sacrament parishes to form Good Shepherd Parish, with the new primary worship site being St. Patrick's Church, 1598 S. Main St., Fall River, MA.
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Elizabeth Kaperka,   b. Abt 1920, Monesson, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Nov 1953, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1942	Camp Haan, Riverside, California, USA   [14, 15]
  	Poss at Holy Trinity R.C. Church, Troy, NY?
  Children	1. Richard P. Donnelly, Sr.,   b. 5 Feb 1944, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, California, USA d. 8 Jul 1997, Albany, Albany, New York, USA (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Christening - Jul 1912 - St. Patrick's R.C. Church, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Birth - 13 Jul 1912 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 14 Jan 1942 - Camp Haan, Riverside, California, USA Death - Cause: Killed in action - 3 Dec 1944 - Volksberg, Alsace, France Burial - Abt 1947 - Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, Moselle, Lorraine, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] The Troy Publishing Company, Times-Record (Troy, NY), Fr, 20 Nov 1942, p 17 (Reliability: 3). Four Area Youths Win Commissions At Fort Benning [S353] Knickerbocker News (Albany, NY), We, 4 Jun 1941, p 4A (Reliability: 3). 27th Division Sees Action in ,Games' Everett Donnelly, Master Sergeant in office of 105th Regt Adjutant. [S50] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 14th, 1920, (Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Mass, Bristol, Fall River Wd2, Dist 44, img 21, ln 20 (Reliability: 3). Son, age 7, single, born Mass., father born England, mother born Canada Engllish, no occ., attended school within the year. Resides 217 [name missing] St , Fall River, MA Dwelling 120, family 218 [S262] United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 16th, 1940, NY, Rensselaer, Pittstown, Valley Falls, ED1-25, img 8, sht 4B, ln 55 (Reliability: 3). Edward Everett Donnelly, son, age 28, single, attended 2 yrs high school, born MA, resided same house in 1935, not unemployed, 40 hrs/wk, occ. Inspector, Textile Mill, private work, for 52 weeks, $800 annual income, no extra income. Father born England, mother born English Canada, non-veteran, has Social Security number, deductions from wages, from all, occ. Inspector, Textile Mill, private work. Resides (no number) Charles st. Household 89. [S458] United States, The National Archives, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records), (http://aad.archives.gov/ File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info) Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. This series does not contain records of all World War II Army enlistees.), See text. (Reliability: 3). Field Title Value Meaning ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 20203823 20203823 NAME DONNELLY#EDWARD#E####### DONNELLY#EDWARD#E####### RESIDENCE: STATE 23 NEW YORK RESIDENCE: COUNTY 083 RENSSELAER PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 2389 TROY NEW YORK DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 15 15 DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 10 10 DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 40 40 GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private GRADE: CODE 8 Private BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION INF Infantry BRANCH: CODE 10 Infantry FIELD USE AS DESIRED # # TERM OF ENLISTMENT 0 Undefined Code LONGEVITY ### ### SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 7 National Guard NATIVITY 13 MASSACHUSETTS YEAR OF BIRTH 12 12 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen EDUCATION 2 2 years of high school CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 599 Foremen, n.e.c. MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 4 National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) CARD NUMBER # # BOX NUMBER 0333 0333 FILM REEL NUMBER 3.55# 3.55# [S108] Fall River City Directory, See text. (Reliability: 3). 1929-1930, no listing. 1931, p 426, img 342: Donnelly Edwd E opr res 754 Globe 1932, p 323, img 279: Donnelly Edwd E rem to Valley Falls NY [S12] The Troy Publishing Company, Times-Record (Troy, NY), Th, 21 Dec 1944, p 3 (Reliability: 3). Killed in France. [S12] The Troy Publishing Company, Times-Record (Troy, NY), Sa, 14 Apr 1945, p 7 (Reliability: 3). Officer Awarded Citation; Killed In European Area [S4] Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1469062), Img 196, record 581. (Reliability: 3). Peter H. Donnelly, 34, first marriage, residing 169 Union, New Bedford, Overseer, born Eng land, father Michael (Donnelly), mother Catherine Murray, and Catherine A. Mason, 27, first marriage, residing 217 Globe (Fall River), At Home, born Canada, father Thomas E. (Mason), mother Jane E. Rogan, married by M. J. Cooke, Pr(iest), 1598 South Main (Fall RIver), recorded Aug. 15. St. Patrick's R.C. Church is located at 1598 S. Main St. In 2002, it merged with 2 other parishes to form Good Shepherd parish, with St. Patrick's church the primary worship site and the location of the parish offices. [S4] Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1469062), 1911, New Bedford, img 29, no. 516 (Reliability: 3). June 17, New Bedford, Peter H. Donnelly, 34, first, New Bedford, Overseer, England, Michael, Catherine Murray to Catherine Ann Mason, 27, first, Fall River, At Home, Canada, Thomas E., Jane E. Rogan, M. J. Cooke, Priest, Fall River [S437] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, 1911-1915, Cubrynski - Fitton, img 268, and 1911-1915, Kreisman - McCampbell, img 496 (Reliability: 3). Name: Peter H Donnelly Marriage Year: 1911 Marriage Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Index Volume Number: 68 Reference Number: F63.M36 v.68 -and- Name: Peter II Donnelly Marriage Year: 1911 Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Index Volume Number: 68 Reference Number: F63.M36 v.68 Mason, Catherine A., Fall River, 1911, vol. 602 no. 233 Mason, Catherine Ann., New Bedford, 1911, vol. 602 no. 309 [S670] The Evening Herald (Fall River, Massachusetts)·, (Published online at Newspapers.com), Mon, Jun 19, 1911, p11 Weddings. ... Donnelly - Mason. (Reliability: 3). Name Peter H. Donnelley Spouse Catherine A. Mason Wedding Date June 19, 1911 Marriage Venue St. Patrick's church Officiant Rev. Fr Cooke [S682] Newspapers.com, Miscellaneous Newspapers at Newspapers.com, (Images of various newspapers.), Fall River Daily Evening News, Mon, Jun 19, 1911 ·Page 8 (Reliability: 3). Donnelly - Mason [S12] The Troy Publishing Company, Times-Record (Troy, NY), Mo, 19 Jan 1942, p 6 (Reliability: 3). Miss Kaperka Wed To Sergt. Donnelly. [S12] The Troy Publishing Company, Times-Record (Troy, NY), Fr, 2 Feb 1940, p 20 (Reliability: 3). Engaged. Wedding announced for May. Actually conducted in January 1942.