WWII
Donald Hugh Cone
Rate / Rank
T Sergeant
Birthdate
November 3 1914
Date of Death
October 13 1998
Branch
USAAC
Active Duty Service
June 14 1939 - September 16 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Algeria; French Morocco; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples; Foggia
- Southern France
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Pope Field, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
- 483rd Army Air Force Base Unit
Decorations & Citations
- French Distinguished Unit Award with Palm
- Distinguished Unit Badge with one oak leaf cluster
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver star and one battle star
- American Defense Medal; Good Conduct Medal
Notes
US Army service number 06-969-940. SSN 253-10-5339. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1934. Brother of Chief Storekeeper Roy Lyman Cone US Navy and Sergeant Maston Eugene Cone US Army Air Corps. Worked as meat salesman for Byron W. West Packing Company, Cairo, Georgia before entering Army. Moved to Albany, Georgia and was employed by K-Mart, Albany, Georgia after leaving Army. Burial; Crown Hill Cemetery, Albany, Georgia.