World War II Honoree

Donald Cobb

Hometown

Evansville, Indiana

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED ABOARD SHIP OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION AND THE AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE. HE OPERATED HIGH-FREQUENCY ANTENNAS DESIGNED TO DETECT ENEMY SUBMARINE AND SURFACE VESSELS, AND WAS ALSO ENGAGED IN LOADING AMMUNITION. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.