William Minton DONNELLY

1916 - 1988  (72 years)

• Name	William Minton DONNELLY
  Born	1916	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Dec 1988	Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida
  Person ID	I43154	Main
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2017

  
  

  Family	Honoria MURPHY,   b. 19 Dec 1917, New York, New York, New York ,   d. 22 Dec 1998, Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1950
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F30326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 7 Dec 1988 - Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAM MINTON DONNELLY William Minton Donnelly, 71, a retired staff assistant and speech writerwith the Department of Interior, died of congestive heart failure Dec. 7at a hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla. Mr. Donnelly, who lived in Palm Beach Shores, Fla., and maintained a homein East Hampton, N.Y., was born in Detroit. He attended GeorgetownUniversity. During World War II, he served in the Army with the 58th Armored FieldArtillery in North Africa and Europe. He attained the rank of captain andwas awarded the Purple Heart. After the war, he became a securities broker in Carmel, Calif., where healso was the manager of a gun club. He moved to the Washington area in1961 and joined the Department of Interior as a speech writer. He was astaff assistant with Interior's Bureau of Mines when he retired in 1982.He moved from McLean to Florida in 1986. Survivors include his wife, Honoria Murphy Donnelly of East Hampton andPalm Beach Shores; two sons, John Donnelly of Cambridge, Mass., andWilliam S. Donnelly of Delray Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Laura Taylor ofDallas; a brother, John C. Donnelly of Grosse Pointe, Mich.; two sisters,Elizabeth Oakes of San Francisco and Mary Grace Donnelly of Saint ClairShores, Mich., and a grandson. [Washington Post (DC), 11 December 1988] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Name: William M Donnelly Jr Birth Year: 1916 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Michigan State: Michigan County or City: Wayne Enlistment Date: 7 Apr 1941 Enlistment State: Michigan Enlistment City: Detroit Branch: Field Artillery Branch Code: Field Artillery Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source: National Guard Education: 1 year of college Civil Occupation: Bandsman, Oboe or Parts Clerk, Automobile Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 74 Weight: 182 [U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *