paratrooper

Mr. Jakeway was with the 508 parachute regiment, 82nd Airborne during WWII. A quiet, unassuming gentleman, Mr. Jakeway modestly talks about his medals and honors, including a Bronze Arrowhead, awarded for his effort in D-Day when he parachuted at night behind enemy lines to help the invasion. This video was produced by WOSU Public Media as part of ohiowarstories.org. It was created with the generous assistance of the Longaberger Foundation, and videotaped by students from Newark High School in Ohio.

Don Jakeway was a paratrooper with the Army, and survived against long odds. His company started with 130 men, and by the end of the Normandy invasion it was 39.