World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald Carl Orville Hebert
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Plattsburgh, New York
ENTERED SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 9, 1943. B-24 TAIL GUNNER; 515TH SQUADRON, 376TH HEAVY BOMB GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE. FLEW OUT OF BASES IN ITALY. SHOT DOWN 4 ENEMY ME-109'S ON 1ST MISSION. SHOT DOWN ON MAY 30, 1944 OVER AUSTRIA ON ABOUT 30TH MISSION. PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY. LIBERATED ON MAY 1, 1945 BY RUSSIAN ARMY. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL AND POW MEDAL.