World War II Honoree

Lester Antoine Guidry

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Alexandria, Louisiana

Honored By

Ida Guidry

Relationship

Wife

HE WAS IN THE BATTLE OF BASTOGNE. HE FOUGHT FROM NORMANDY THROUGH FRANCE TO BELGIUM TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA WERE HER WAS IN THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION. ALSO RECEIVED ELEVEN MEDALS; ONE WAS THE CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALMS AND ALSO THE BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALMS FOR THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE AND BELGIUM. MEDALS RECEIVED: DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, FRENCH LIBERATION MEDAL, BATTLE OF NORMANDY MEDAL, LIBERATION OF BELGIUM MEDAL, BATTLE OF THE BULGE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN WITH FIVE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EXPERT WEAPONS MARKSMANSHIP MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL AND THE OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL IN GERMANY.