Warren H. MacDonald, WWII POW
by Rosemary Cummings

Warren H. MacDonald, an active Rehoboth Beach Kiwanis member for over 25 years died December 17 at age 85. Mac served as Club Secretary in 1987, KNews editor for many years and as Club President in 2004-5. He received the Hixson Award in 2006 and the Legion of Merit Award in 2007. He also served as Rehoboth Beach Foundation President 2005-2007. Mac was a WWII B24 pilot shot down December 6, 1944 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. He spent the remainder of the war as a POW in Stalag Luft One, a prison camp for aviators. He worked for the American Legion and the Department of Veterans Affairs. He lived in Dewey Beach, DE and later in the Rehoboth Beach area for many years after retiring from civilian Gov’t service. He served the city of Rehoboth Beach on the Planning commission and as a Commissioner from 1992-1995. A member of the Rehoboth Historical Society, he was a noted authority on the history of Sussex County, DE who could regale listeners with stories about the area. The most poignant memory for the Club members was when as the speaker for the luncheon meeting December 6, 2005, he retold the story of his capture December 6, 1944 and internment as a WW II POW near the Baltic Sea. Tears were in everyone’s eyes. Always a sense of humor, he wrote home after his capture, "Well, I always wanted to see Europe." In failing health the past two years, he still attended meetings despite the need for a wheel chair and later he learned to use his artificial leg. He was truly a model Kiwanian.