Donald George Witte
Kentucky Post, Monday, 4 August 1952, page 1\
WOUNDED-As he tried to rescue a wounded buddy in Korea Pvt. Donald G Witte, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Witte, 1025 Columbia street, Newport, was wounded in the left leg and body, his parents reported Monday. Shortly after they received a Department of Defense telegram telling of the incident Friday, the parents had a letter from their son from a Japanese hospital.
Pvt. Witte was serving with the Second Infantry Division on the Korean western front from after going there is the middle of July. He was stationed in Japan two months previously. He entered the Army in October 1951. He attended Newport High School and played football with the Newport Merchants for a year. He has two sisters, Rita and Shirley at home.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 6 August 1953, page 18
Pfc. Donald G Witte, found Kentucky's chief executive, Gov.
Lawrence Wetherby at Seattle Wash. to greet him and 2135 enlisted men who
arrived from Korea aboard the Marine Lynx Wednesday. Pfc. Witte, of 1025
Columbia street, Newport, was taking pictures from a bus window when Governor
Wetherby drove by with Pfc. Norbert Pierce of Clarkson Ky.
Pfc. Witte, a veteran of 14 months service in Korea and Governor Wetherby exchanged brief words. Governor Wetherby was in Seattle for the National Governors Conference. The Newport veteran, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Witte, was wounded by mortar fire.
He suffered a leg wound. He received the Purple Heart and four battle stars.