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Stewart Charles Donnelly

Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 473654
Born

September 21, 1922
in Maspeth, NY

Parents

Stewart John Donnelly
Charlotte (Dilgard) Donnelly

School

Grover Cleveland High School

Pre-War Employment

The Roosevelt Hotel, Manhattan

Entered Service

October 24, 1942
at New York, NY

Joined First Battalion

January 3, 1943
from 17th Separate Recruit Battalion

Left First Battalion

February 2, 1944
Killed in action at Namur

Left Service

February 2, 1944
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

59-64 61st Street, Maspeth, NY – home of parents, Stewart and Lottie Donnelly

Service & Campaigns
Before joining battalion

Boot camp at Parris Island with Second Recruit Battalion; transferred to 17th Separate Recruit Battalion, New River, NC.

Outposted directly to Baker Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) at New River.

Roi-Namur

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
February 2, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot, abdomen); exact circumstances unknown.

Campaign Narrative

Individual Decorations

Medal
Purple Heart

Campaign
Namur (Feb. 2, 1944)

Citation

Service Stories

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Stewart is buried in All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village (Queens), New York
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