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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Don 'Uncle Don' Clapsaddle

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Collinsville, Oklahoma

Honored By

Department of Oklahoma Military Order of the Purple Heart

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS FRANKLIN CV-13. WAS WOUNDED 19 MARCH 1945 WHEN CARRIER BEGAN LAUNCHING STRIKES AGAINST JAPAN, IN PREPARATION FOR THE INVASION OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. MEDALS AWARDED: PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RATING OF AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE SECOND CLASS.