Donald Hoobler
| Donald Hoobler | |
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| Nickname(s) | Hoob |
| Born | June 28, 1922 Manchester, Ohio |
| Died | January 3, 1945 (aged 22) Foy, Belgium |
| Place of burial | Manchester Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank |
 Corporal
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| Unit | Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division |
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| Relations | Ralph B. (father) Kathryn Carrigan (mother) |
Corporal Donald B. Hoobler (June 28, 1922 – January 3, 1945) was a non-commissioned officer who served with the Ohio National Guard from 1940–1941, and later serving with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Hoobler was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Peter McCabe.
Hoobler was born on June 28, 1922 to Ralph B. Hoobler and Kathryn (Carrigan) Hoobler in Manchester, Ohio. He had one sister; Mary Kathryn Lane, and a brother; John R. Hoobler. Hoobler graduated from Manchester High School in 1940.
Hoobler served in the Ohio National Guard on October 15, 1940. He discharged in November 1941 and was sent home from training at Camp Shelby, located in Mississippi, due to his father's death. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 22, 1942 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Hoobler, with his hometown friends Robert Rader and William Hovell, became a member of the Easy Company.
During World War II, he served with Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, of 2nd Battalion in the 101st Airborne Division. He fought in the D-Day and Operation Market Garden.
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