Charles Woodrow Donovan a veteran of the Second World War passed away on April 2 2007 in Holly Hill Florida. He was 87. Charlie Donovan was born in Camden New Jersey on September 30 1919 the youngest of six children of Clarence and Helen (Felter) Donovan. After graduating from Moorestown High School in 1937 he was drafted and inducted in the Army in January 1941. He was promoted to Corporal in eight months and eight months later was selected for Officer Candidate School. Upon graduation he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and assigned to Company I 301st Infantry Regiment 94th Infantry Division. He commanded Company I for the duration of the war seeing combat in France Germany and Czechoslovakia. After the war ended he remained in the Army serving in several stateside posts and overseas in Korea Turkey Italy Thailand and Vietnam. Colonel Donovan was awarded the Silver Star two Bronze Stars the Purple Heart the Joint Service Commendation Medal three Army Commendation Medals and nine service medals. His unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for gallantry in action in February 1945. He retired from the Army in 1970. After leaving the service Colonel Donovan became a teacher in the public school system of Richmond VA. A generation of students including two of his grandchildren learned Social Studies from "Mister D." He retired from the school system in 1987 and assumed the responsibilities of retired gentleman.In July 1946 Captain Donovan married Lieutenant Rose Mary McCabe an Army Nurse at Fort Jackson SC. The Donovans had seven children: Father Charles Michael Donovan CSSR of Sumter SC; Patricia Hight of Urbanna VA; Mary Colleen Culbertson of Odenton MD; Peter Donovan who died in 1971; Paul Donovan of South Padre Island TX; Mark Donovan of Maidens VA; and Maggi Donovan Ward of Richmond VA. They have nine grandchildren and two great-grandchilden. Rose Mary Donovan passed away in 1975. In the fall of 1990 Charlie met Claire Ericksen of Ormond Beach while on vacation in Hawaii. They were married in April 1992 and spent several years travelling and enjoying life. They made trips to Europe and Asia and all over the United States including Alaska. From 1971 to 2006 he attended all but one of the reunions of the 94th Infantry Division Assocation.Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery. Colonel Donovan requested that in lieu of flowers memorial donations be made to the United Way.