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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Donald J. Bird

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Buffalo, New York

Honored By

Jo Louise Wilkes

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED AT AGE 17. SERVED ON THE COAST GUARD CUTTER PLANETREE. THE SHIP DID ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROLS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND MIDWAY DURING THE WAR. HE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A RESCUE OF A NORWEGIAN SHIP THAT SUNK OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA.