| Name |
Schussele, Donald Lee |
| Birth |
18 May 1924 |
Easton, Mason County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
SCHU.D002 |
| _FGRAVE |
56771511 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Second Lieutenant, 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, United States Army Air Forces [1, 2, 3] |
- 2nd Lieutenant with the 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group which flew P-40 and P-51 aircraft. Killed in action on October 30, 1944. Earned The Purple Heart Medal posthumously and was entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with at least one bronze battle star, and the WWII Victory Medal. Memorialized with honors at Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1900330
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Schussele, Donald Lee (1924-1944)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Schussele, Donald L. (1924-1944)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Variants
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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North American P-51 Mustang
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Second Lieutenant, United States Armed Forces
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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United States Army Air Forces
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Second Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank.
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army Air Forces
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army Officer Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Memorial, Walls of the Missing, Schussele, Donald L.
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| Death |
30 Oct 1944 |
North Maluku {Morotai, Ceram, Amboina} Indonesia [1, 4] |
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World War II Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Donald L. Schussele
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| Burial |
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines [1, 5] |
- Memorialized with honors at Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines.
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Entrance, Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines
Also known as Fort William McKinley Cemetery
The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines occupies 152 acres on a prominent plateau, visible at a distance from the east, south and west. It contains the largest number of graves of our military dead of World War II, a total of 16,859, most of whom lost their lives in operations in… |
| Person ID |
I43063 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2023 |
English
1924 - 1944 (20 years)
