Donald G. Wallis served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a Second Lieutenant with the 615th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force, during World War II. A bombardier aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress (#42-37809), he was killed in action on January 11, 1944, on a mission to Oschersleben, Germany, during a nose attack of machine gun and cannon fire by two enemy fighters. He was awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
