World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald F. Auchter
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Honored By
Lee G. Smoak
Relationship
Friend
SERVED AS A CO-PILOT ON B-24 BOMBERS, ASSIGNED TO 15TH AIR FORCE, 450TH BOMB GROUP(H), 722ND SQUADRON IN MANDURIA, ITALY IN 1944. FLEW 27 MISSIONS OVER NORTHERN ITALY, AUSTRIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND YUGOSLAVIA. AWARDED AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, COMBAT SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, COLD WAR VICTORY COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, OVERSEAS SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, ARMY SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, HONORABLE SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL. SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 27, 1943 TO JULY 23, 1945.