World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald Scharff Hintz
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Illinois
Honored By
Mrs. Donald Hintz
Relationship
Wife
NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, SOLOMONS, MARYLAND. USS LCI(L) 521, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE CAMP, BRADFORD, VIRGINIA. USS MERRICK AKA-97; USS MAGOFFIN APA-199. RECEIVED AMERICAN AREA RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH 2 STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA RIBBON WITH 1 STAR, WWII VICTORY RIBBON. INVASION OF NORMANDY JUNE 6-30, 1944; INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AUGUST 15, 1944 TO SEPTEMBER 14, 1944. AUTHORIZED TO WEAR THE AMPHIBIOUS FORCE INSIGNIA.