T SGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
Carlton, Donald M. "Slim" 10/22/1920 ~ 06/19/2014 SAN DIEGO -- Another member of the Greatest Generation is gone. Don Carlton lived a long life with no regrets. He was a resident of San Diego for over 70 years. Don was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. As a boy, Don loved to hunt and fish. He was a Boy Scout 1st class and graduated from Central High School. He worked at Montgomery Ward before leaving for California prior to WWII. At Consolidated Aircraft, he built B-24s for Great Britain prior to Pearl Harbor. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and shipped to Leyte, Philippines, where he was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division. He served as a machine gunner during the Okinawa Operation. He was awarded the Bronze Star and received a Purple Heart for a shrapnel wound. Don was among the first troops to enter Korea at the end of WWII. After nine months in Korea, he had enough "points" to earn a discharge. In the late 1940s, Don returned to his job at Convair in San Diego where he learned tool design skills. He met, fell in love with and married Audrey. They were blessed with three healthy children. Don took the family to Plattsburgh, NY for two years while building Atlas missile silos to protect the Plattsburgh Air Force Base. The family returned to San Diego in the early 1960s. Don left Convair in 1982. He worked as a contract design engineer for many companies working on classified projects for aircraft, missiles and submersibles. Don retired the first time from Hydro Products in 1985 and retired four more times over the next several years. Don and Audrey made many friends and traveled extensively, visiting over 60 foreign countries during 38 cruises. Neighbors and friends remember Don as kind, helpful, generous and creative. He was an accomplished woodworker and wrote a book about his WWII experiences. Don is survived by his son Richard, daughters Patti and Barbara, and daughter-in-law Sheryl. Services will be at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1140 Evergreen St., San Diego, CA 92106, on July 8, at 1:00 p.m. His ashes will be inurned with Audrey's in the columbarium at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery with full military honors on July 8, at 2:30 p.m.
Published in U-T San Diego on July 6, 2014.
WORLD WAR II
Carlton, Donald M. "Slim" 10/22/1920 ~ 06/19/2014 SAN DIEGO -- Another member of the Greatest Generation is gone. Don Carlton lived a long life with no regrets. He was a resident of San Diego for over 70 years. Don was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. As a boy, Don loved to hunt and fish. He was a Boy Scout 1st class and graduated from Central High School. He worked at Montgomery Ward before leaving for California prior to WWII. At Consolidated Aircraft, he built B-24s for Great Britain prior to Pearl Harbor. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and shipped to Leyte, Philippines, where he was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division. He served as a machine gunner during the Okinawa Operation. He was awarded the Bronze Star and received a Purple Heart for a shrapnel wound. Don was among the first troops to enter Korea at the end of WWII. After nine months in Korea, he had enough "points" to earn a discharge. In the late 1940s, Don returned to his job at Convair in San Diego where he learned tool design skills. He met, fell in love with and married Audrey. They were blessed with three healthy children. Don took the family to Plattsburgh, NY for two years while building Atlas missile silos to protect the Plattsburgh Air Force Base. The family returned to San Diego in the early 1960s. Don left Convair in 1982. He worked as a contract design engineer for many companies working on classified projects for aircraft, missiles and submersibles. Don retired the first time from Hydro Products in 1985 and retired four more times over the next several years. Don and Audrey made many friends and traveled extensively, visiting over 60 foreign countries during 38 cruises. Neighbors and friends remember Don as kind, helpful, generous and creative. He was an accomplished woodworker and wrote a book about his WWII experiences. Don is survived by his son Richard, daughters Patti and Barbara, and daughter-in-law Sheryl. Services will be at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1140 Evergreen St., San Diego, CA 92106, on July 8, at 1:00 p.m. His ashes will be inurned with Audrey's in the columbarium at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery with full military honors on July 8, at 2:30 p.m.
Published in U-T San Diego on July 6, 2014.
T SGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
Carlton, Donald M. "Slim" 10/22/1920 ~ 06/19/2014 SAN DIEGO -- Another member of the Greatest Generation is gone. Don Carlton lived a long life with no regrets. He was a resident of San Diego for over 70 years. Don was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. As a boy, Don loved to hunt and fish. He was a Boy Scout 1st class and graduated from Central High School. He worked at Montgomery Ward before leaving for California prior to WWII. At Consolidated Aircraft, he built B-24s for Great Britain prior to Pearl Harbor. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and shipped to Leyte, Philippines, where he was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division. He served as a machine gunner during the Okinawa Operation. He was awarded the Bronze Star and received a Purple Heart for a shrapnel wound. Don was among the first troops to enter Korea at the end of WWII. After nine months in Korea, he had enough "points" to earn a discharge. In the late 1940s, Don returned to his job at Convair in San Diego where he learned tool design skills. He met, fell in love with and married Audrey. They were blessed with three healthy children. Don took the family to Plattsburgh, NY for two years while building Atlas missile silos to protect the Plattsburgh Air Force Base. The family returned to San Diego in the early 1960s. Don left Convair in 1982. He worked as a contract design engineer for many companies working on classified projects for aircraft, missiles and submersibles. Don retired the first time from Hydro Products in 1985 and retired four more times over the next several years. Don and Audrey made many friends and traveled extensively, visiting over 60 foreign countries during 38 cruises. Neighbors and friends remember Don as kind, helpful, generous and creative. He was an accomplished woodworker and wrote a book about his WWII experiences. Don is survived by his son Richard, daughters Patti and Barbara, and daughter-in-law Sheryl. Services will be at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1140 Evergreen St., San Diego, CA 92106, on July 8, at 1:00 p.m. His ashes will be inurned with Audrey's in the columbarium at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery with full military honors on July 8, at 2:30 p.m.
Published in U-T San Diego on July 6, 2014.
WORLD WAR II
Carlton, Donald M. "Slim" 10/22/1920 ~ 06/19/2014 SAN DIEGO -- Another member of the Greatest Generation is gone. Don Carlton lived a long life with no regrets. He was a resident of San Diego for over 70 years. Don was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. As a boy, Don loved to hunt and fish. He was a Boy Scout 1st class and graduated from Central High School. He worked at Montgomery Ward before leaving for California prior to WWII. At Consolidated Aircraft, he built B-24s for Great Britain prior to Pearl Harbor. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and shipped to Leyte, Philippines, where he was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division. He served as a machine gunner during the Okinawa Operation. He was awarded the Bronze Star and received a Purple Heart for a shrapnel wound. Don was among the first troops to enter Korea at the end of WWII. After nine months in Korea, he had enough "points" to earn a discharge. In the late 1940s, Don returned to his job at Convair in San Diego where he learned tool design skills. He met, fell in love with and married Audrey. They were blessed with three healthy children. Don took the family to Plattsburgh, NY for two years while building Atlas missile silos to protect the Plattsburgh Air Force Base. The family returned to San Diego in the early 1960s. Don left Convair in 1982. He worked as a contract design engineer for many companies working on classified projects for aircraft, missiles and submersibles. Don retired the first time from Hydro Products in 1985 and retired four more times over the next several years. Don and Audrey made many friends and traveled extensively, visiting over 60 foreign countries during 38 cruises. Neighbors and friends remember Don as kind, helpful, generous and creative. He was an accomplished woodworker and wrote a book about his WWII experiences. Don is survived by his son Richard, daughters Patti and Barbara, and daughter-in-law Sheryl. Services will be at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1140 Evergreen St., San Diego, CA 92106, on July 8, at 1:00 p.m. His ashes will be inurned with Audrey's in the columbarium at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery with full military honors on July 8, at 2:30 p.m.
Published in U-T San Diego on July 6, 2014.
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