Database 83rd Infantry Division

Louie Doka Jr (35523541)

Name Doka, Louie Jr
Rank Private First Class
Army Serial # 35523541
State Ohio
Date of death 1944-07-12
Plot, Row, Grave G, 4, 7
Cemetery Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France , Google Maps
Role MOS 746 Automatic Rifleman
Unit F Company, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
Private First Class Doka was a member of F Company. The morning report for July 7, 1944 on page 10 and 11 lists him as missing in action on July 4, 1944. The morning report for August 13, 1944 on page 23 changes his status from missing in action to killed in action on July 4, 1944. All pages can be seen below. We note that ABMC has his date of death at July 12, 1944.
Morning reports
1944-07-07 PFC Missing in action as of July 4, 1944 F / 329 view page
1944-08-13 PFC Killed in action on July 4, 1944 746 F / 329 view page
Prisoner of War
Date reported Rank Camp Area captured Status Date last report NARA link
1944-07-06 PFC Rennes Military Hospital Rennes France 48-01 European Theatre: France Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases 1944-07-12 More info