More detail on this person: Donald Mallow, Jr.
January 20, 1927 - March 19, 2012 Donald Mallow
Jr. passed away quietly at the Veterans Affairs
Medical Center on March 19, 2012. He was 85
years old. Donald was born on January 20, 1927, to
Don Benson Mallow and Elizabeth Blondell (Shaver)
Mallow. He was a retired Chief Warrant Officer of
the United States Army with 20 years of service
as, first a paratrooper, then a helicopter and
fixed wing pilot, test pilot, maintenance officer,
and a flight instructor. Donald received
meritorious service commendations including the
Air Medal. He was among the US Army's helicopter
pilots decorated in the Rose Garden of the White
House in 1956 for his participation in the
recovery operations after the collision of two
commercial airliners over the Grand Canyon
National Park. On April 6, 1949, he married Jean
Louise Kent of Youngstown, Ohio. She preceded
him in death in 2004. He is survived by his
daughters, Sandra L. Keltner, Grand Junction, CO;
Susan L. Super, Bellevue, WA; Cynthia L. Mallow,
Grand Junction, CO, his sons, Donald Mallow III
and Jon K. Mallow, both of Grand Junction, CO; as
well as numerous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Graveside services on will be
held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at
the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western
Colorado in Grand Junction, CO. Condolences for
the family may be left at
www.MartinMortuary.com.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on March 21, 2012
Burial information: Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado, Grand Junct
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