Donald R. MacIntyre was born on September 29, 1914 in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York. His father was Walter Jay MacIntyre (1877-1956) and his mother was Lydia M. McLagan 

 (1886-1968). They were married on November 14, 1905 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York. By 1920, they were residing in Oneonta, Otsego County, New York where Walter worked as a car inspector on trains. They continued to live in Oneonta for the remainder of their lives and had eight children, Donald being the fourth oldest. On May 13, 1938, Donald married Isabel Ogborn (1918-2021) of Meredith, Delaware County, New York. They both had worked at Scintilla Magneto Company in Sidney, Delaware County, New York. Between 1938 and 1943 they had three children.

Donald enlisted in the U.S. Army on October 23, 1942.  After completing a 14-day furlough, he along with 33 other area reservists left for an Army reception center. On the morning of November 6, 1942, the contingent of 34 new recruits marched to the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Station in Oneonta where they received their final orders. Rev. Harold C. Buckingham, pastor of the First Methodist church, addressed the men followed by a short farewell program. They loaded on the train as the Enlisted Reserve Corps. After basic training Donald was assigned to the 302nd Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division.

The 94th Division consisted of three infantry regiments, the 301st, 302nd  , and 376th. Donald remained with the 302nd regiment throughout most of 94th military campaign. On August 12, 1944, the 94th arrived at Glasgow, Scotland on the HMS Queen Elizabeth. Following a short stay in England, the 94th departed from the ports of Portsmouth and Weymouth on September 4, 1944 and landed on Utah Beach, September 6, three months after D-Day. Between September 10th and 16th, the Division moved into Brittany, France to relieve the 6th Armored Division. The Germans still controlled the ports of Lorient and St. Nazaire. Before being relieved on January 1, 1945, the 94th had eliminated over 2,700 German troops and took 566 prisoners. Moving east, the Division assembled outside of Reims. On January 6, 94th was assigned to General Patton’s Third Army. On January 7, 1945 the Third Army entered the Saar-Moselle Triangle. The Triangle is an area where the Saar and Moselle rivers come together to form an apex at its northern point. An east-west base line exists in the south that corresponds roughly with the southern border of Luxembourg. The Triangle was heavily contested with areas being fought over several times. The overall military action started January 7 and was not concluded until February 19, 1945. Several battles occurred during this period, one of which was the Battle of Tettingen and Butzdorf. Tettingen and Butzdorf were two small farm villages. This battle was conducted mainly from January 14 to January 18 but the area was not fully secured until much later. According to an Army burial report, Donald was killed on January 23 in Tettingen, Germany. He sustained a skull fracture, which suggests he endured an explosion of some nature. Donald was 28 years old at the time of his death and was buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg. His serial number was 32578425.

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MacIntyre Killed in Germany, Oneonta Herald  Feb 8 1945

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