Private First Class DONALD J. LENZ 37567729

Private First Class DONALD J. LENZ service number 37567729 United States Army Paratroopers Killed In Action. He was from Fairmont, Minnesota, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Lenz. He entered service June 17, 1943. He trained at Camp Roberts, California; Fort Benning, Georgia, and Fort Meade, Maryland. He went overseas on February 1, 1944. He served in the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He served in the European Theatres of Operations; in Southern France and Belgium. He took part in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. He was Killed in Action in Belgium, on January 13, 1945