Libby Care Center hosts 102nd birthday party for Montana WW II veteran
Libby Care Center resident Don Engel is surrounded by members of the local VFW and American Legion chapters during his 102nd birthday party on Thursday, May 2. Engel served as a bombardier and navigator on B-26 bombers during World War II. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Thursday, May 2 was a special day at the Libby Care Center of Cascadia when World War II veteran Don Engel celebrated his 102nd birthday.
Engel was a career military man who rose to the rank of Major before retiring from the U.S. Air Force. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, the predecessor to the Air Force, and was trained as a bombardier and navigator.
“Engel’s squadron flew daring and dangerous missions in B-26 bombers against the Germans in occupied Europe,” said Bill Lafrance, a member of the Troy Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5514. “Don was one of America’s truly greatest military generation heroes serving our country proudly during World War II.”
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