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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Donald E. Adams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Caton, New York

Honored By

John Peterson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES. HE WAS AWARDED HIS PILOT'S WINGS AND COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT ON AUGUST 30, 1943. HE THEN SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTOR AT NEWPORT, ARKANSAS UNTIL JULY 1944. IN FEBRUARY 1945, HE JOINED THE 343RD FIGHTER SQUADRON OF THE 55TH FIGHTER GROUP IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER AND WAS CREDITED WITH TWO ENEMY AIRCRAFT DESTROYED ON THE GROUND.