Name and Rank, Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Donald Clyde Labolle.
Unit/Placed in, USS Helena (CA-50) Light-Cruiser, United States Naval Reserve.
Before you read about his story, I will let you know that his Died date on AMBC site says,
Aug. 10, 1945 but we found out that it must be July 6, 1943.
Donald was born approx. in 22 Jan. 1922 in Washington.
Father, Harrie L. Labolle.
Mother, Dora F. (Miller) Labolle.
Brothers, Edward F. and Glenn G. Labolle.
Donald entered the service from Washington with service number # 6653020.
Donald C. Labolle was a Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class in the United States Naval Reserve.
Donald was KIA when the USS Helena got hit by 3 Torpedo’s and sunk in the battle of Kula Gulf, Solomon Islands, on July 6, 1943, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Donald is buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila.
National Capital Region, Philippines.
Thanks to http://www.usshelena.org/cl50.html
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
