World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald M. Chappel, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Buffalo, New York
Honored By
VFW Post 6949
Relationship
Post Quartermaster
SERVED WITH 82ND AIRBORNE, 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT. TOOK PART IN THE INVASION OF SICILY. DROPPED BEHIND UTAH BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE BETWEEN SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE AND CARENTAN ON JUNE 6, 1944. TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR. LIBERATED IN DECEMBER OF 1944. 1ST LIEUTENANT.