World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald Rhee Gretzinger
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Urich, Missouri
Honored By
VFW Post 11242
HE SERVED WITH THE 40TH FIGHTER SQUADRON FLYING P-51 FIGHTERS. CAMPAIGNS HE SERVED IN WERE BISMARCK-ARCHIPELAGO, CHINA, LUZON, NEW GUINEA, RYUKYUS, WESTERN PACIFIC, AND THE JAPAN AIR OFFENSIVE. WAS AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH SEVEN BRONZE STARS, THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE WWII VICTORY RIBBON, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE AIR MEDAL.