World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald Junior Grimes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Sheridan, Wyoming
Honored By
C. W. Popovich
Relationship
Neighbor
EUROPEAN THEATER. FLEW 27 MISSIONS AS MEMBER OF A B-24 LIBERATOR CREW, 93RD BOMB GROUP. PARTICIPATED IN THE FAMOUS PLOESTI, RUMANIA RAID ON 1 AUGUST 1943. ON 13 AUGUST 1943 WHEN ON ANOTHER RAID PLANE DAMAGED BY BOMB FALLING FROM ANOTHER PLANE. PILOT LANDED PLANE IN SWITZERLAND; CREW SURVIVED.