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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