Gettysburg Times 27 Nov 1979
He was a WWII veteran, serving with the US Army from 1942 to 1945. He received the Silver Star, Good Conduct, the American Theatre Service with three bronze stars and the World War Victory medals.
He was survived by the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Jack (Nellie) Linn, Gettysburg; Mrs. Robert (Lucille) Asper, Aspers R.1; Charles H. Spangler, Gettysburg; Wilford H. Spangler and Mervin R. Spangler, Jr both of Aspers R.1
SPANGLER, DONALD A.
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Donald
A. Spangler (33230115), Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action against the
enemy while serving with the Medical Department, 88th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 8th
Armored Division, in Germany on 25 January and 26 January 1945. Working with his troops as a
Medical Aid Man, Sergeant Spangler displayed exceptional bravery. He went to the aid of
casualties in open terrain, under direct fire, and across ground known to contain a mine field. For
two days and nights he went without rest in carrying out his missions. When two other Medical
Aid Men were wounded by anti-personnel mines, Sergeant Spangler, without thought for his own
safety, crossed three hundred yards of open terrain under heavy enemy small arms and mortar
fire to aid and evacuate the wounded men. His courage and devotion to duty reflect great credit
on himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.
Headquarters, 8th Armored Division, General Orders Number 61 (July 4, 1945)
Home of Record: Aspers, Pennsylvania
He was a WWII veteran, serving with the US Army from 1942 to 1945. He received the Silver Star, Good Conduct, the American Theatre Service with three bronze stars and the World War Victory medals.
He was survived by the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Jack (Nellie) Linn, Gettysburg; Mrs. Robert (Lucille) Asper, Aspers R.1; Charles H. Spangler, Gettysburg; Wilford H. Spangler and Mervin R. Spangler, Jr both of Aspers R.1
SPANGLER, DONALD A.
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Donald
A. Spangler (33230115), Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action against the
enemy while serving with the Medical Department, 88th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 8th
Armored Division, in Germany on 25 January and 26 January 1945. Working with his troops as a
Medical Aid Man, Sergeant Spangler displayed exceptional bravery. He went to the aid of
casualties in open terrain, under direct fire, and across ground known to contain a mine field. For
two days and nights he went without rest in carrying out his missions. When two other Medical
Aid Men were wounded by anti-personnel mines, Sergeant Spangler, without thought for his own
safety, crossed three hundred yards of open terrain under heavy enemy small arms and mortar
fire to aid and evacuate the wounded men. His courage and devotion to duty reflect great credit
on himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.
Headquarters, 8th Armored Division, General Orders Number 61 (July 4, 1945)
Home of Record: Aspers, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Times 27 Nov 1979
He was a WWII veteran, serving with the US Army from 1942 to 1945. He received the Silver Star, Good Conduct, the American Theatre Service with three bronze stars and the World War Victory medals.
He was survived by the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Jack (Nellie) Linn, Gettysburg; Mrs. Robert (Lucille) Asper, Aspers R.1; Charles H. Spangler, Gettysburg; Wilford H. Spangler and Mervin R. Spangler, Jr both of Aspers R.1
SPANGLER, DONALD A.
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Donald
A. Spangler (33230115), Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action against the
enemy while serving with the Medical Department, 88th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 8th
Armored Division, in Germany on 25 January and 26 January 1945. Working with his troops as a
Medical Aid Man, Sergeant Spangler displayed exceptional bravery. He went to the aid of
casualties in open terrain, under direct fire, and across ground known to contain a mine field. For
two days and nights he went without rest in carrying out his missions. When two other Medical
Aid Men were wounded by anti-personnel mines, Sergeant Spangler, without thought for his own
safety, crossed three hundred yards of open terrain under heavy enemy small arms and mortar
fire to aid and evacuate the wounded men. His courage and devotion to duty reflect great credit
on himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.
Headquarters, 8th Armored Division, General Orders Number 61 (July 4, 1945)
Home of Record: Aspers, Pennsylvania
He was a WWII veteran, serving with the US Army from 1942 to 1945. He received the Silver Star, Good Conduct, the American Theatre Service with three bronze stars and the World War Victory medals.
He was survived by the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Jack (Nellie) Linn, Gettysburg; Mrs. Robert (Lucille) Asper, Aspers R.1; Charles H. Spangler, Gettysburg; Wilford H. Spangler and Mervin R. Spangler, Jr both of Aspers R.1
SPANGLER, DONALD A.
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Donald
A. Spangler (33230115), Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action against the
enemy while serving with the Medical Department, 88th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 8th
Armored Division, in Germany on 25 January and 26 January 1945. Working with his troops as a
Medical Aid Man, Sergeant Spangler displayed exceptional bravery. He went to the aid of
casualties in open terrain, under direct fire, and across ground known to contain a mine field. For
two days and nights he went without rest in carrying out his missions. When two other Medical
Aid Men were wounded by anti-personnel mines, Sergeant Spangler, without thought for his own
safety, crossed three hundred yards of open terrain under heavy enemy small arms and mortar
fire to aid and evacuate the wounded men. His courage and devotion to duty reflect great credit
on himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.
Headquarters, 8th Armored Division, General Orders Number 61 (July 4, 1945)
Home of Record: Aspers, Pennsylvania
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