Thomas V Donald

2d Lt Thomas Donald was killed in action on 20 June 1944, serving with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment. On 20 June 1944, the 3rd Battalion, 26th Infantry was holding positions in the Caumont sector as part of a period of activity spanning from 16 to 30 June, during which detailed day-by-day records were not kept separately. Throughout these weeks, the battalion sent out combat and reconnaissance patrols, which found that the enemy was maintaining strong outpost lines and had laid extensive minefields along the front. American artillery and mortars kept up harassing fire on targets of opportunity around the clock, while overcast skies allowed German long-range guns to move up, leading to intermittent shelling of the battalion's area. It was within this stretch of sustained patrolling, shelling, and watchfulness that this date fell. 2d Lt Donald was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.