BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Army

RANK
Private First Class (prior to 1968)

HOMETOWN
Paoli, IN

HONORED BY
Grateful American

Enlisted 16 August 1940 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Assigned to the 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Division. Departed New York aboard the RMS Queen Mary on 11 May 1942.Arrived in Ireland 16 May 1942 moved to England. Departed for Operation Torch November 1942. Part of the invasion force of French Northwest Africa landing near Oran, North Africa. And advanced toward Tunisia against German Field Marshal Rommel. Missing in action on 10 December 1942. Donald is Memorialized at the North Africa American Cemetery Carthage, Tunisia Award include the Purple Heart.