Palo Alto County

 

Sgt. Donald Arthur McCombs

 

 

Donald Arthur McCombs was born Jan. 14, 1924 to Alfred and Leta Mille Young McCombs. He died Jan. 31, 1945 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines and has a cenotaph in Valley View Cemetery, Graettinger, IA.

Sgt. McCombs served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 405th Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Medium and was MIA/KIA near Formosa in the Pacific Ocean. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Source: ancestry.com