Morton McDonald

 

Branch of Service: U.S. Navy  

Years of Service: 1943 - 1946 

Final Rank:  Petty Officer 2nd Class - Aviation Radioman

 

Tours of Duty

  • Naval Air Station - Jacksonville, Florida 

  • Naval Air Station - Corpus Christi, Texas

  • Naval Air Station - San Diego, California

  • Naval Air Station - Kangoe Bay, Hawaii

  • Pacific Theater - Marianas, Guam, Saipan & Tinian - Iwo Jima - Okinawa - Japan Mainland

 

Warfare Specialization

  • Combat Air Crewman - Aviation Radioman

 

Significant Medals

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

  • Air Medal with 2 gold stars

  • Presidential Unit Citation

 

Significant Experiences

  • Part of an eleven man crew of a Patrol Bomber.  Missions were aimed at bombing enemy shipping, shore installations and at times the shipyards and factories of Japan.

  • Sank many ships, shot down many planes and forced to make emergency landing  after being hit by enemy fire.