Harold B Doty
★ Harold B Doty
World War II Gold Star Veteran from West Virginia
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| This Profile ID | 127398 |
| Service ID | 15075666 |
| Name | Harold B Doty |
| From | Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia |
| Casualty Date | 25 March 1945 |
| War | World War II |
| Service Branch | Army |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit/Group | 187th Engineer Combat Battalion |
| Casualty Type | KIA - Killed in Action |
| Burial | Plot G Row 13 Grave 27, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands |
| Notable Awards | ★ Purple Heart |
| Remembered |  Harold B Doty is buried or memorialized at Plot G Row 13 Grave 27, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location. |
Harold B Doty was serving his country during World War II when he gave his all in the line of duty. He had enlisted in the United States Army. Doty had the rank of Private. Service number assignment was 15075666. Attached to 187th Engineer Combat Battalion.
According to our records, West Virginia was his home or enlistment state, and Marshall County has been included within the archival record. We have Moundsville listed as his city. During his service in World War II, Army Private Doty experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life on 25 March 1945. Recorded circumstances attributed to: KIA - Killed in Action.
Pvt Harold Benton Doty Veteran
Birth 1924 Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Death 25 Mar 1945 (aged 20–21)
Burial Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Plot D, Row 21, Grave 13
Memorial ID56298283
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