World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald J. Beavers
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
SERVED AS AN ARMY SERGEANT WITH THE SECOND ARMORED DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASIONS OF NORTH AFRICA AND NORMANDY, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, AND THE OCCUPATION OF BERLIN. IN SEPTEMBER 1944, WAS WITH THE FIRST AMERICAN TROOPS TO ENTER BELGIUM. RECEIVED A BRONZE STAR WITH ONE OAK-LEAF CLUSTER AND THE BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE.