World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald Wine
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Des Moines, Iowa
Honored By
Family and Friends
CAPTAIN; JOINED THE U.S. ARMY IN FEBRUARY 1943 AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI. HE PROUDLY SERVED IN THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 5TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 353RD BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, ARRIVING IN FOGGIA, ITALY IN JUNE, 1944. HE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AS SQUADRON NAVIGATOR ON B-17 FLYING FORTRESSES, COMPLETING 35 MISSIONS OVER FRANCE, GERMANY, ROMANIA, AND AUSTRIA. HE WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, BRONZE STAR, AND DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN SEPTEMBER, 1945.