World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald LaVern Westfall
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Texas
Honored By
Mary Maxwell
Relationship
Genealogy Volunteer
GRADUATED FROM PILOT'S TRAINING IN VICTORIA, TEXAS AND JOINED THE 525TH IN NOVEMBER, 1944. COMPLETED 80 MISSIONS IN ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY AND SPENT V-E DAY IN GERMANY. WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, FIVE AIR MEDALS AND HIS GROUP RECEIVED TWO PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS.