PFC Donald A. SHRIMPTON was born in Diagonal, Ringgold County, Iowa, on September 14, 1921. He was a bulldozer operator with the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army during World War II, builing bridges ahead of the troops. PFC SHRIMPTON died on January 10, 1945 from wounds he received when his troop ship was torpedoes upon returning to Manila. He was interred at Graceland Cemetery, Creston, Union County, Iowa.

  SOURCES:
WWI, WWII, &Korean War Casualty Listings, ancestry.com
Submitted by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2009