World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald J. Hatfield
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Manchester, Iowa
Honored By
Ms. Dorothy L. Pile Carlile Cowden
Relationship
Stepdaughter
Served with the 5th Air Forces, 499th Bombardment Squadron, 345th Bombardment Group. Served in the South Pacific out of New Guinea, as an Aerial Gunner on B-25 aircraft. Flew 57 missions between 1942 and 1945; targets Rabaul, Wewak, Madang, and others.