World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald J. Albitz
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Honored By
Donald A. Barney
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED AS A LOADER FOR AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY ABOARD THE USS OKLAHOMA CITY CL-91. ALSO SERVED AS A CHIEF GUNNER'S MATE WITH THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY, PACIFIC FLEET ABOARD THE USS INDIANA BB-58 FROM 1942 TO 1945. RECEIVED 13 BATTLE STARS FOR SERVICE IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER.