World War II Honoree

Donald Paul 'Don' Champlain, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bay City, Michigan

Honored By

Donald P. Champlain, Jr. and Renee Colmus

Relationship

Son and Daughter

Honorably served with the 926th Signal Battalion. Landed at Omaha Beach, France. Fought on to The Battle of the Bulge, Belgium, Then onto Germany. Medals received: Purple Heart on 22 February 1944, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal with one Silver Star and one Bronze Star, American Campaign Medal and WWII Victory Medal.