World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald A. Molitor
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lemmon, South Dakota
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY ON OCTOBER 8, 1942 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. HE TOOK HIS BOOT TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. HE WENT THROUGH AN AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA, AFTER WHICH HE WAS ASSIGNED TO VC-41 SQUADRON ON APRIL 1, 1943 AND SERVED WITH THAT SQUADRON UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 1944 WHEN HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE WILLIAM JEWEL COLLEGE, LIBERTY MARYLAND. AWARDED AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON APRIL 6, 1946.