World War II Honoree

Donald L. Fraser

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

St. Joseph, Missouri

Relationship

Self

INDUCTED INTO SERVICE AT KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. TOOK BOOT CAMP AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, STATIONED AT NAVY ARMORY, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI AND THEN FAIRFAX NAVAL AIR STATION, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL, SAINT MARYS, CORONA, CALIFORNIA THEN PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING AT THE NAVY AIR STATION, PASCO, WASHINGTON, ADVANCED FLIGHT TRAINING, NAVAL AIR STATION, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. OPERATIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING, NAVAL AIR STATION, OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA. ASSIGNED TO AVENGER TORPEDO BOMBER WITH CARRIER DUTY IN 3D AND 7TH NAVAL FLEETS IN PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. EARNED THREE STARS TO PHILIPPINE THEATER MEDAL, ONE STAR TO PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND AWARDED PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION MEDAL. OPERATIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING FLYING THE SB2C HELLDIVER AT OTIS FIELD, MASSACHUSETTS AND THEN ASSIGNED FOR DUTY TO THE USS MIDWAY. AFTER END OF HOSTILITIES IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS, SENT TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WHEN THE WAR WAS ENDED.