Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
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SERVICES FRIDAY
T/5 DONALD J. CAMERON
Funeral services for T/5 G. Donald J. Cameron will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at
the Sacred Heart church, with the Fr. K. E. McGinn officiating. Burial will be in the Highland
cemetery, under the auspices of the Gladwin Chapter Veterans of Foreign Wars. A Rosary wil be
read at the Hall Funeral Home on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
T/5 Cameron was born in Gladwin on September 27, 1923, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cameron
and attended the Gladwin schools. He entered military service on February 27, 1943, receiving his
basic training at Miami, Florida, and Fort Crook, Omaha, Nebraska. Don, was stationed with the 8th
Air Force in England from October, 1943, until January, 1945, when he was transferred to the
infantry. He was killed in action on April 16, 1945, in Germany, and buried in a military cemetery
in Holland.
Surviving are his parents; two brothers, Francis and James, of Gladwin; six sisters, Mrs. Alfred
Belanger of Mt. Morris, Mrs. Walter Nehil of Midland, Mrs. Eugene Shultz of Gladwin and Alice and
Barbara at home.
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Personal Information
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Death Date
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Burial/Final Location
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Service
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04/16/1945
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Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, MI
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Tec. 5 Euro. Area WWI
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Publication Information
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Pub. Date
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Publication
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Pub. Page
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12/29/1948
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Gladwin County Record, Gladwin, MI
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P:5 C:5
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Transcription Information
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Date
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Transcribed by
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Source Media
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January 2005
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Tom Ladner
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Microfilm
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