World War II Honoree

Donald Raymond Mygrants

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Wayne, Michigan

Honored By

David John Mygrants

Relationship

Son

INDUCTED 13 NOVEMBER, 1942. SERVICE NUMBER 36 544 361. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP WALLACE, TEXAS. ATTACHED TO BATTERY 'A', 495TH ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AS A PRIVATE (521) NEAR BRIGHTON, ENGLAND UNTIL JUNE 1944. SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE IN ANTI AIRCRAFT AND GROUND COMBAT ROLLS. BECAME MILITARY POLICEMAN (677) AT THE END OF HOSTILITIES WITH THE RANK PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. UNABLE TO RETURN HOME DUE TO ONLY HAVING 81 POINTS. BECAME COMMUNICATIONS LINESMAN (641) WITH THE RANK T/5 FOR 15 MONTHS, THEN BECAME AUTO MECHANIC (014) WITH THE RANK T/4 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 16 MONTHS. RETURNED TO AMERICA AFTER 2 YEARS, 3 MONTHS, 25 DAYS IN FOREIGN SERVICE. SEPARATED AT CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN 18 MARCH, 1946. ISSUED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL-44, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL AND TWO OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS.