World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald E. Gilbert
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Sid Drumheiser
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR; 548TH BOMB SQUADRON, 385TH BOMB GROUP, GREAT ASHFIELD, ENGLAND. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. FLEW 27 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER THE CONTINENT. WAS NAVIGATING THE FOURTH AIRCRAFT ON THE FIRST LARGE 8TH AIR FORCE RAID ON BERLIN. COMPLETED TOUR IN APRIL 1944.