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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Don D. Montgomery, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

El Dorado, Arkansas

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY IN 1942, SHORTLY AFTER THE JAPANESE SURPRISE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII. COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT. SERVED AS A WEAPONS TESTER AT ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND AT ABERDEEN, MARYLAND. LATER SERVED AT THE PENTAGON IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN A SPECIAL OIL AND GAS UNIT TASKED WITH THE REJUVINATION OF FAR-EAST OIL FIELDS IN PREPARATION FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.