World War II Honoree

Albert J. Belanger

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lake Leelanau, Michigan

Honored By

Janet Belanger

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AS A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN. PERFORMED VARIOUS MEDICAL DUTIES WHILE IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CARED FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED BY BANDAGING INJURIES, APPLYING SPLINTS, GAVE HYPODERMIC INJECTIONS AND STERILIZED INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT. ALSO RECORDED TEMPERATURES AND PULSE AND ASSISTED MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THEIR WORK.