World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald Northcutt
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Williamstown, Kentucky
Honored By
Dina Northcutt
Relationship
Daughter
SERVICE NUMBER 35622502. INDUCTED ON 1/11/43 VIA SS BOARD 9 AND ENTERED SERVICE ON 1/18/43 AT FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY. ATTENDED AIRPLANE AND ENGINE MECHANIC SCHOOL AT GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI (MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY 747). ASSIGNED TO 23RD BOMB SQUADRON (HEAVY) 5TH BOMB GROUP (BOMBER BARONS), 13TH AIR FORCE. LATER TRAINED AS GUNNER ABOARD B-24. UNIT FORTE, LONG RANGE OVER-WATER MISSIONS. AWARDED 1ST DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION FOR FLYING LONGEST MISSION TO DATE, APPROXIMATE 2600 MILES, TO BOMB JAPANESE BASE AT WOLEAI ISLAND APRIL 1944. AWARDED 2ND DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION FOR LONG RANGE STRIKE ON OIL REFINERIES AT BORNEO IN SEPTEMBER 1944. AWARDS AND CAMPAIGNS: NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS, NEW GUINEA, EASTERN MANDATES, BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, BORNEO, WESTERN PACIFIC, LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLAND LIBERATION. ARMY AIR FORCE TECHNICAL MECHANIC BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 9 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL PIN. DISCHARGED ON 12/17/45 AT CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA.