How This American Hero Came Home: The Story Of A Tiny Town That Lost Two Too Many

Melvin Donald Putnam of Operation Crossbow. WWII

Two weeks ago, I wrote about a World War II pilot who graduated in the same 16-member high school class as my uncle. Both men were killed in combat with German forces. That article is now unlocked. In the meantime, I have learned a bit more about Donald, as my uncle Blake knew him, thanks to local artist Mark DeCracker.

DeCracker is working on a public m…