World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald J. Forsythe
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Joliet, Illinois
Honored By
Susan Oskins
Relationship
Daughter
APRIL 1941 U.S. ARMY DRAFTED, MILITARY POLICE U.S. AIR CORPS MAXWELL FIELD, ALABAMA. DISCHARGED, TRANSFERRED TO AIR CORPS RESERVE OCTOBER 1941; DECEMBER 8, 1941 RETURNED TO MAXWELL FIELD; JANUARY 1942 PROMOTED STAFF SERGEANT, JANUARY 1943 PROMOTED TO TECHNICAL SERGEANT, PLACED IN CHARGE FIRST INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TRAINING DEPARTMENT IN THE AIR CORPS. TRAINED INSTRUCTORS AS WELL AS STUDENT PILOTS FROM BOTH U.S. AND ALL THE ALLIED COUNTRIES. TOTAL 54 MONTHS SERVICE. DISCHARGED WITH CITATIONS FROM GENERAL ARNOLD AND GENERAL MARSHALL, NOVEMBER 1945.