Purple Heart, “John L. Dounovant”, KIA, 19th Cav Recn Sq

Purple Heart, slot brooch, enamelled center, numbered “478147”, hand-engraved “John L. Dounovant”.

PFC Dounovant, 19th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized), was killed in action on 1 April 1945. He was born in California, but enlisted from Keene, New Hampshire, where he lived with his grandmother.