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Soldier look up: Charles DONAHUE - 36345827

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DJS

DJS Report 29 Jul 2015 12:22

Hi Please can anyone who is on Ancestry or any other war site who can access deaths for American Soldiers please look up a man who was in ww2
The person is:

Name: CHARLES DONAHUE
Born: c1910
Parents: Dennis DONAHUE and Jane DONAHUE (nee CONROY)
Place of Birth: NEBRASKA
Service number: 36345827
Enlisted: 5 Jun 1942 - Illinois, USA
Married: 4 Dec 1942 - The Register Office, Repton, Derbyshire, England
Spouse - Nellie Louisa BRENKLEY
Divorced - ?
Re-married - ?
Death - ?

If anyone can find his death record or any other information please let me know. I would be really great full to you. I don't know whether he died in the war or he survived but if anyone can find out when he died or anything else about him that would be a great help.

The records I have are the Marriage Certificate to Nellie Louisa Brenkley and his army service record from when he enlisted

Daniel

Gee

Gee Report 29 Jul 2015 12:31

Hi married in England in 1942

You can see the details on freebmd

Maddie

Maddie Report 29 Jul 2015 12:43

is that your tree on ancestry
Nellie is very well documented but there is nothing on Charles after the marriage

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 29 Jul 2015 12:46

Connected thread:

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/living_relatives/thread/1353689

DJS

DJS Report 29 Jul 2015 12:49

Yes I have the Marriage Certificate... and yes it is my tree... I've been researching him since 2013 without any further leads....

Maddie

Maddie Report 29 Jul 2015 13:01

a maybe
address house of travel, 189 Regent Street London, no occupation given
CHARLES
Last name DONAHUE
Gender Male
Marital status M
Departure year 1955
Departure day 18
Departure month 8
Departure port SOUTHAMPTON
Destination port NEW YORK
Destination NEW YORK
Country United States
Destination country United States
Ship name QUEEN MARY
City SOUTHAMPTON
Ship destination port NEW YORK
Ship destination country USA
Number of passengers 0
Record set Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger lists
Collections from Australasia, Great Britain, Ireland, United States
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Gee

Gee Report 29 Jul 2015 13:05

He was living in the same district in 1920 so this could be him, name possibly misspelt



Name:Charles Donahoo

SSN:490-32-7757

Last Residence: 68101 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA

BORN:15 Jan 1909

Died:Jun 1979

State (Year) SSN issued:Missouri (Before 1951)


Edit: There is another man with the above spelling. He's not your man

DJS

DJS Report 29 Jul 2015 13:17

I've seen that passenger list before but I ruled it out because that Charles Donahue's wife is listed as with him, as far as I know Charles and Nellie split and Nellie went to South Rhodesia in 1950... could be a possibility if I saw the electoral roll for that year for that house

safc

safc Report 29 Jul 2015 13:27

????

Age: 67
Given Name: Charles
Middle Name:
Surname: Donahue
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 04 May 1912
State: Nebraska
Last Place of Residence: Lancaster, Nebraska
Previous Residence Postal Code: 68506
Event Date: Feb 1979



Citing this Record:
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5HK-42N : accessed 29 July 2015), Charles Donahue, Feb 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).