Date of Birth: 12/6/1942
Tour began: 11/2/67
Date of Casualty: 4/26/1968
Age at time of death: 25
Home of Record: FALLS CHURCH VA
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: 1LT
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: THUA THIEN
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
1ST LT PETER FRANCIS DONNELL WAS A DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT IN THE CLASS OF 1966. HE MET HIS
UNTIMELY DEATH AT THE YOUNG AGE OF JUST 25 AND WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.
Peter is buried at Arlington National Cememtery and is honored on Panel 52E, Row 17 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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