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ALLINGHAM Harry D., 1st/Lt, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, "C" Company

    Harry Donald ALLINGHAM was born August 17, 1917, in Michigan.

 

    1st Lieutenant in company D of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, he will be killed on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1944, in Soy, Belgium during the Ardennes offensive. .

 

    The objective of this attack was to capture and establish defensive positions on the Soy / Hotton road. The 1st battalion will accomplish its mission in two days of hard fighting and at the cost of heavy losses.



Harry Donald ALLINGHAM est né le 17 Août 1917, dans le Michigan. 

 

1st Lieutenant au sein de la compagnie D du 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, il sera tué le jour du réveillon de noël, le 24 decembre 1944, à Soy, en Belgique lors de l'offensive des Ardennes. .  

 

L'objectif de cette attaque était de capturer et établir des positions défensives sur la route Soy/Hotton. Le 1st battalion accomplira sa mission en deux jours de durs combats et au prix de lourdes pertes.