23rd Fld Question for Herb Danter

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Geoff. I'm certainly not Herb. However, I have consulted the Regimental History kindly provided to me by Cheryl England and on page 78, under prisoners of war, "Capt. John M. Donohue--Missing Aug. 10, 44, Normandy. Reported PW Oct 44. Safe in Allied hands 14 Apr 45."

On August 8, 1944,..."the armour had run into heavy opposition as they pushed down to Hill 195, and as it turned out practically the entired 28th Armd Regiment had been wiped out in an attempt to by-pass Brette-veille-le-Rabet and reach their objective. Capt Jack Donohue FOO with the 28th and his crew were listed as missing..."

August 10 1944 Hautmesnil: "Along with the bad news came the good. The four members of Capt Donohue's tank crew, Gnrs Lorna Munce, Joe Chaisson, Tim Reardon and George Moule arrived back at the regiment after a harrowing trip by foot after the 28th had been wiped out. Two of them had been captured for a brief while but had freed by our men[sic]. They could give little news of Capt Donohue other than that he had stayed behind."

Hope this helps.

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