March 10, 1945. Stephenville, Texas. Eula Langston Donaho had lost her husband Cody just nine months earlier. And though she had four other children, her mind and heart were preoccupied with the fate of her son Horace Elmo Donaho, a captain in the US Army. Elmo had left John Tarleton College and been commissioned an officer during World War II. He had fought in Italy and been captured by the Germans in June of 1944. Cody died just weeks after getting word that his son was missing. Ultimately, it was learned he had been captured and taken prisoner by the Germans. But today, in Stephenville, good news was on the way. Elmo had been liberated from a German POW camp by Russian allies advancing on Berlin and was on his way home.
Additional Information:
Article on Reunion of Elmo’s Camp Bowie Commissioning Class (The Unholy 10)
Obituary for Maj. Horace Elmo Donaho
Article of Elmo’s Return to Combat
Article from Aug 18, 1950 The Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas)
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