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Donald Conroy (April 4, 1921 – May 9, 1998) was a United States Marine Corps colonel and a member of the Black Sheep Squadron during the Korean War. He was also a veteran of World War II and served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War.
May 14, 1998 · Col. Donald Conroy, a storied Marine fighter pilot whose domestic code dictated that he never strike his daughters and not begin beating his sons until after they had learned to walk, died on...
Jan 11, 2018 · About Colonel Donald Conroy. Col. Conroy served in three wars, receiving three Distinguished Flying Crosses for “exceptional valor” during countless combat missions.
Oct 24, 2013 · Donald Conroy, a Marine pilot and Vietnam veteran, was a harsh and abusive father who inspired his son's novel and memoir. Pat Conroy, a best-selling author, shares his complicated relationship with his father and his own struggles with health and writing.
Donald Conroy was born on 4 April 1921 in Chicago, IL. He left Saint Ambrose College in Davenport, IA, to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Conroy was later commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and designated as a Naval Aviator.
May 15, 1998 · Donald Conroy disappeared for three days in shame after the book was published, transformed himself and became what his author son later described as the perfect father.
May 10, 1998 · Donald Conroy, the father of best-selling author Pat Conroy and the subject of his son's novel "The Great Santini," died of colon cancer in 1998. He was a Marine fighter pilot who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
